DISTANT WORLD

 

BY CHRISTIAN PAUL KUSCH

YOU WALK THROUGH THE EMPTY STREETS OF THE CITY, THE BUILDINGS AROUND YOU RISING LIKE SILENT WITNESSES TO A WORLD YOU NO LONGER FULLY UNDERSTAND. THE CAMERA IN YOUR HAND FEELS HEAVY, YET IT IS YOUR GAZE, YOUR TOOL FOR CAPTURING A LIFE YOU CAN NO LONGER FIND IN THE NOISE OF EVERYDAY EXISTENCE. YOU PRESS THE SHUTTER, CATCHING THE LINES OF ARCHITECTURE, THE PEOPLE FADING INTO SILHOUETTES, THE CLOUDS SLOWLY DRIFTING ACROSS THE HORIZON. IN THESE MOMENTS, EVERYTHING ELSE HAS FADED AWAY, LEAVING ONLY YOU, THE CAMERA, AND THE FRAGMENTS OF THE WORLD YOU ARE SLOWLY PIECING TOGETHER WITH EACH CAPTURED MOMENT.