Collection “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” Many of us heard these words when U N young Tand assumed I the popular T L pertained E to D we were quite phrase actual books. As children, we were encouraged not to assume we’d hate aThese book before it and, the sameoftoken, understand imagesreading convey thebyconcept time.toEach imagethat is ajust unique because something looked “cool” didn’t mean it was. The inside of the depiction and substantive understanding of time, but all convey that timetomoves book—the true character it has—is something we have on, regardless of external factors. read through with an open mind before making any assumptions. I like to think this truth pertains to people.
Using prolonged shutter speed, I exposed the camera to a nighttime Not everyone is born intoitthe same and no two follow environment where took insituation, the light from itspeople surroundings— the same path from beginning to end. We must take time to get to know aa person street and lamp, passingthecar, andofthe light anunderstand office building looka beyond surface their livesfrom to really where a lingering employee works into the night. them. This comic recognizes that most people do not put this truth into practice. The main character’s specific situation is not the primary focus of thetheme, comic, but rather is thewe factmust that everyone she knows only sees The then, isitthat intentionally experience what they want to see and not who she truly is. surroundings, as time “drives by.”
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— by Joseph Castillo — by Aditya Gudapati
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