While Jim Richardson famously said, “If you want to be a better photographer, stand in front of more interesting stuff,” it's also true that a good photographer can make beautiful images out of mundane subjects. Nothing shows that better than these photographs of park benches. There is beauty in everything if you know how to draw it out.
Park benches in Central Park by DeaPeaJay, on Flickr
Just watching the show . . . by NJ.., on Flickr
Freshly Fallen by Benson Kua, on Flickr
Equilibri precari by Arianna_M(busy), on Flickr
My park bench by Vince Alongi, on Flickr
[Criss.AC] Bench in the sun by Criss.AC, on Flickr
True friendship is sitting together in silence and feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had. by VinothChandar, on Flickr
Mary&Francy by Un ragazzo chiamato Bi, on Flickr
Nobody Sitting by WTL photos, on Flickr
No one is waiting for me by hapal, on Flickr
Che pace… by The ReflexMan, on Flickr
sleeping. bench. seaside. by rafaj, on Flickr
Lazy Sunday by chris.vandyck, on Flickr
Parisian Bench In Winter by thezartorialist.com, on Flickr
Admiring the Queen by Armando Maynez, on Flickr
Horizontal in the Park by russelljsmith, on Flickr
Christmas Eve by chelseagirl, on Flickr
The Lonely Bench by John-Morgan, on Flickr
Crooked Bench by Yogendra174, on Flickr
Bench of stone by d'n'c, on Flickr
A Seat in the Park by A. Strakey, on Flickr
Table and Bench by mrhayata, on Flickr
The long and winding park bench by JJ & Special K, on Flickr
Bench at dusk, Greenwich Park, London by hozinja, on Flickr
Time Waits For Nobody by José Manuel Ríos Valiente, on Flickr
Time Waits For Nobody by José Manuel Ríos Valiente, on Flickr
20 Comments
Some really great stuff here. My contribution:
Is a bench better with or without someone sitting on it?! And has anyone who’s read this article NOT got a picture of a bench?! Surely everyone has? Here’s mine:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4125/5001687334_6c354fd040.jpg
Bigger:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mike-dean/5001687334/in/set-72157624982086204/lightbox/
It was well worth the larger view on flickr – I hadn’t noticed the glasses in the image above! I suppose you have to leave ’em somewhere…
i have one
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shang-lumpia/4580432403/
Here is a picture of a bench I took at Descanso Gardens in La Canada-Flintridge, California http://www.flickr.com/photos/emantable/5656022221/
thepaparazzo “called it”. Here’s mine.
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5227/5868820368_82fba3a3ed_b.jpg
Mystical, inspirational and just plain wonderful.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2738/4539665816_b2df3bdb55.jpg
Under The Bridge
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4021/4614642525_2d86c6478c_b.jpg
I really like this one, but you haven’t said where it is…
http://flic.kr/p/97wNgP
Great images.
My contribution
I’ve been shooting since early 70’s and it never ceases to amaze me how simplicity can invoke such a strong reaction (mood, feeling) in a photograph.
It’s the backbone of excellent art in our graphically complicated world…
Excellent, All ! How Imaginative !
Even those who left a photo with their comment are wonderful.
Some wonderful and powerful shots of the humble park bench.
It’s often in the mundane you find true beauty.
Some really excellent shots. Here’s mine – I actually went and checked to see that he was still breathing as he didn’t move for quite some while… obviously worn out
This is a bench in the garden at work.