Diving Humpback Whale Analysis

I went to the Art Museum of South Texas to take a look at the artwork they had on display there. I found that they had an exhibit called Liquid Light and it included black and white photographs of the sea and its inhabitants. In this exhibit there were works from 10 different photographers and while I loved and developed an appreciation for many of the photographs on display the one that caught my eye was the “Diving Humpback whale” by Wayne Levin (born 1945). This paper will focus on why Wayne Levin takes photographs of the underwater world and why the “Diving Humpback Whale” photograph was my favorite. Wayne Levin is an accomplished photographer and a great deal of his works are on display in numerous museums worldwide, including the Art
My favorite animals are Dolphins and whales and it is because of that love that this photo caught my eye the most. Ever since I was a little girl I loved the ocean and I wanted to be a marine biologist so I could work closely with those beautiful animals. The artworks I tend to be attracted to are that of dolphins and whales and of oceanic scenery. To look at the photograph of the humpback whale, captured in his natural habitat, it looks like a peaceful and serene atmosphere. The whale was beautifully captured in action during his swim. I feel the light that is shining through the ocean surface is illuminating the whale in his dive because around the whale, on the edges, are dark and black; only the whale is brightly shining. Then I looked into the whales’ eye and I felt a kind of loneliness and it looked like the whale was sad. I do not know if there were other whales with him but in his eye it looked like he was sad and lonely and wanted a friend. Wayne Levin’s “diving Humpback Whale” photograph, and his other works, gives us a look into their world and I feel that the black and white genre gave a more detailed look of the whale. The black and white color makes it seems timeless and