Kelnia

This photograph taken at Yosemite Park is a great representation of how the bottled water is coming back to it's source.

Derrick

Waterfalls are magnificent aspects to Mother Nature. In an affluent area such as San Francisco, artificial waterfalls are a common way of embellish how a place looks. This waterfall is the façade to the entrance of a condominium complex in South San Francisco. With today’s economy, the need for a house is not affected by the placement of a waterfall. Although this waterfall is seemingly harmless, it runs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, wasting energy and water. Also, the waterfall took money to construct and takes money in order to maintain. This water, energy and money can be allocated to much more efficient uses such as helping the large homeless population in San Francisco. Water and energy is a necessity for life, and the wastefulness of it exemplifies the attitude affluent people have on money.

Daniel

A homeless man sits, eyes held shut, in an attempt to hide himself from the jubilant faces of those around him. Satisfied shoppers walk along the famous Haight Street sidewalk, seemingly blind to the poor man's existence. He attempts to tell others their fortune, yet he clearly has no fortune of his own. Herein lies the paradox. In an affluent society, poverty exists, but it goes unseen. “I don’t think we did go blind, I think we are blind, Blind but seeing, Blind people who can see, but do not see.” – Jose Saramango, author of Blindness.  

Janny

This picture shows a tree in the background the popular bulls eye logo of Target. I see the bunch of red carts symbolizing the mass production and over production of products that target sells to the customers. In my picture the message comes across and shows : Mother nature vs. man, Nature vs. Corporations. Also in my picture shows the clash of Nature alongside Manmade objects ,the two things clash like Oxy morons in this picture. I know I’m not a tree hugger but I was a bit surprised when I saw a couple trees outside the Serramonte mall like the one in my picture! The truth that we know that trees today especially in cities are being cut down everyday to make new stores, offices and etc. that’s why I chose this picture how it is symbolizing the Mother nature vs. Manmade objects/corporations struggle going on. Also the message I try to show in this picture has to do with how there are tsunamis and earthquakes going on in other parts of the world how mother nature is more powerful no matter what, therefore the tree symbolizes the strength and power it has over us. No matter what we cant control nature and the outcomes it will bring to us humans.