Reflections

Glass isn't necessarily a photographer's friend. It reflects, it absorbs light, it's distracting, it's annoying, and that's why its reflections are often combatted with polarizing filters. It's a shame, really, because reflections can be truly exciting photographically, because they bring the world in front of the glass into contact with the world behind it in an interesting way.

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Most people are accustomed to looking either AT a window or THROUGH a window. They focus on either the world in front of the pane or the world behind it. A camera sees both worlds and sometimes superimposes them in interesting ways. Then the world behind the pane enters into a relationship with the world in front.