czarna madonna Photo

Photographer’s Note

The Black Madonna of Czestochowa (Czarna Madonna or Matka Boska Czestochowska in Polish) is a holy icon of the Virgin Mary, that is both Poland's holiest relic and one of the country's national symbols.
The origins of the icon and the date of its composition are still hotly contested among scholars. The difficulty in dating the icon stems from the fact that the original image was painted over after being badly damaged by Hussite raiders in 1430. Medieval restorers unfamiliar with the encaustic method found that the paints they applied to the damaged areas "simply sloughed off the image" according to the medieval chronicler Risinius, and their solution was to erase the original image and to repaint it on the original panel, which was believed to be holy because of its legendary origin as a table top from the home of the Holy Family. The painting displays a traditional composition well-known in the icons of Eastern Orthodoxy. The Virgin Mary is shown as the "Hodegetria" ("One Who Shows the Way"). In it the Virgin directs attention away from herself, gesturing toward Jesus as the source of salvation.
The Black Madonna is credited with miraculously saving the monastery of Jasna Góra from a 17th century Swedish invasion, which actually changed the course of the war. This event led King Jan Kazimierz to "crown" Our Lady of Czestochowa as Queen and Protector of Poland in the cathedral of Lwów on April 1, 1656.

...taken in krakow in front of a billboard on jubilat, announcing the forthcoming madonna concert in warsaw...

...you may check the workshop for the original icon...

(krakov’da, varşova’daki madonna konserini duyuran afişin önünde çekildi.)

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amazon (10409) 2009-06-09 13:05

e baska fotograf yok diyordun..o zaman bu ne?
hep madonna'ya hayranlikla bakılacak degil ya,bu sefer de sanki o bir seylere hayran hayran bakiyormus gibi...ondeki adamcagizin ise madonna'dan falan haberi yok gibi...garibim)))
sevgiler,
iffet

isabela_sor (41919) 2009-06-09 13:06 [Comment]

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coco (27612) 2009-06-09 13:09

Hi Korkut.

I think the most difficult of this photo is: understand the photo before make it.
But you did it very well and you did a wonderful work with the composition.

Well done.

ciakgiak (10172) 2009-06-09 13:27

Hello ragazzo,
excellent timing and great eye in the capture of this image.
Another great composition of yours, with the amazing parallelism between the man and the icon of madonna.
Ciao, Giorgio.

barrufeto_77 (25619) 2009-06-09 15:41

Merhaba Korkut.

Nice, nice, well done. The contrast of Madonna and the man walking is great. Did you love Czestochowa? I really loved it.

Rgs, Oscar

ChrisJ (69618) 2009-06-09 17:45

Hi Korkut

Striking graphism, & a very good juxtapostioning of the partially silhouetted outline of the fg man, against the high key toned female posster image, in the bg. I also like the opposing diagonals. Tfs!

berek (28792) 2009-06-09 20:35

Merhaba Korkut ,
çok güzel bir gölge oyunu. arka plandaki geometrik görüntü ve afişteki bayan süper. ellerine sağlık. selamlar.
Burak

TopGeo (21449) 2009-06-10 0:00

I appreciate that you arrest the view of modern pictures with the glance of one of intellectual! Exceptional collation and thought.
(The term 'Hodegetria' is Greek and translates to 'the One who Shows the Way'. In this icon, although the Virgin Mary is the largest subject, the principal image in the icon is Christ. His presence is like that of an adult. more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theotokos_of_Smolensk and http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Hodegetria)
Thanks for sharing(good return pass Cracow pretty??)
Filika
Georgios

Cretense (54954) 2009-06-10 6:03

Geia sou bro!

Amazing photo once again, with your special "glance", with that almost everpresent "ghost", great idea and realisation, perfect time, just before the face of the star was covered by the shadow. Perfect framing and composition, perfect choice of b&w! Congratulations!

Hercules

yedirenk (7165) 2009-06-10 12:08

merhaba Korkut,
çok iyi planlamış ve uygulamışsın.şahane bir siyah beyaz..Madonna her zaman çarpıcı ve ilgi çekici..burada da öyle..ellerine sağlık.selamlar,sevgiler

Cevdet

ymrk (8383) 2009-06-10 13:15

Meraklanıyordum da..Grafiksel etkisi müthiş,bir o kadar da egzotik kare.
Hoşgeldiniz :)

Yağmur

Booz (13816) 2009-06-11 4:20

wow! - it's a very good idea - white and black madonna - association in good time ;)
Best regards
Tomek

gokanlam (6421) 2009-06-11 4:54

madonna nin farkinda olmayan dusunceli gorunen siluetin hareketli hali hali ve afiste sac kisminin diken diken goruntusu cok guzel.. eline saglik, selamlar..
rela

MarcT (20983) 2009-06-11 7:56

Hi Korkut,
very special once again. Moody B&W composition.
Excellent use of the background to build the picture.
Cheers
Marc

nirvana73 (8516) 2009-06-11 8:57

Merhaba Korkut Bey
çok güzel bir düşünce
yürüyen insan
arka planda Madonna ile kim fotograf çektirmek istemez ki
şanlı birisi imiş
paylaşım için teşekkürler
selamlarımla
Özhan GÜRSOY

dip (12412) 2009-06-11 8:58

Hi Korkut,
a nice artistic shot with good timing and framing,
well done!
Ta leme...
Dimitris.

belido (16109) 2009-06-11 9:16

Olá Korkut,

you know my last post has something korkut inside :)) Nice to see that at least one giant is still here. I wonder how do you get those angles. Framing and dof work perfectly together. Very attractive!
Regards,
Carlos

cemsultan (4594) 2009-06-11 10:21

Merhabalar Korkut

Nefis bir s&b,gerek kontrastı gerek kompozisyonu gerekse grafikselliği ile harika gerçekten

Selamlar

rbcy1974 (20742) 2009-06-11 15:01

Hello My friend
very nice street shot
great interplay between the passing man and the poster,
great use of Black And white. Is the whole istanbil gang doing the black and white thing now?
Cheers
Daniel

rigoletto (25978) 2009-06-11 15:25

kırk yılın başı yorum yazma işine Türkiye galerisinde gezerek girişeyim demişken neredeyse atlıyordum bunu :(
"czarna madonna" lafını polonez'den duyup aramıştım zamanında. nihayet yerinden, bu terimi hak eden bir foto :)
üstteki framework mimari AKM'yi çağrıştırıyor, kadın da Warhol'u, adamın burnu da tanıdık ama çıkartamadım. doktordan az kullanılmış, temiz bir günlik hayat grafiği daha... ama hala tuz madeni ve kamplardan gelecek bombaları bekliyorum...

batalay (20712) 2009-06-11 22:30

Merhaba Korkut,

Zengin malumatli notunuz bu fotografa müthis deger vermis. Black Madonna'nin ismini duymustum, fakat simdi anliyabildim. Krako'nun benim için en mühim tarafi, Czartoryscki Müzesin'de Leonardo'nun en güzel tablolarinin birinin bulunmasi (Lady with an Ermine).

Selam ve saygilar,

Bülent

atha2pan (3307) 2009-06-12 3:08

a funny shot, a shot setting benchmarks...
Well done amigo

Saki

PS. Session, yeah right,,, I forgot, you know, I have so much time to think about the session, that i forgot it...

CU TONIGHT

veyselk (3722) 2009-06-12 4:15

merhaba korkut abi

yine senin ufak makineyi konuşturmuşsun...
bütün cazibesiyle duran madonnaya hiç bakmıyor bile adamcağız.
yine farklı ve güzel bir kare
ellerine sağlık

veysel

rikko77 (5638) 2009-06-12 6:28

Genial pic, Korkut, a perfect, original daily life scene...clever note about Madonna & Madonna :-)
Have a good day!
Rikk

zeynepe (9340) 2009-06-12 6:51

ben bakmayalı neler olmuş TE'de herkes ayrılıyormuymuş ... TE fotolarımızı satıp zengin mi, olmuş ... locked edilmiş formalara da bakamadım :) Bir bilene sorayım dedim sen de Polonyalardaymış meşgulmüşsün adamı iyi yakalamışsın pusuda beklerken ... çarşı herşeye karşı gibi TE'liler de herşeye karşıııı...
Tebrikler, sevgiler,
Zeynep

delkoo (33988) 2009-06-12 9:42

hi korkut,
I just praise your great sense of observation to achieve a such result.
well seen and well executed.

didier

xavshot (61947) 2009-06-12 11:57

Bonsoir Korkut
Encore une très belle photo... en n&b dans laquelle tu as su créer une belle ambiance. J'aime beaucoup. Bravo.
Xavier

marietom (31782) 2009-06-12 12:05

hello Korkut,

Nice again, that's a great composition !
Bonne soirée
Marie

patdeph (17462) 2009-06-13 9:56

merhaba Korkut
I love the way you see the world,and how you interprete a daily life scene!This is so original,so superbly framed,we can thank your great eye,congratulations!
Regards
Pascale

clio (22438) 2009-06-13 11:06

Bonjour Korkut,
I like the symbols and the humor of this photo.
Madona became white, the man is black...
A fantastic perfectly realized idea.
Have a nice WE
Diane
Thank's also for the WS

papagolf21 (56044) 2009-06-13 11:32

Bonsoir, cher Korkut,
Oh! Toute la ville en parle, les actualités, les journaux, les affiches, le scandale ... - Tes après-midi ne sont plus un secret - Toute la ville le sait.
J'aime beaucoup cette façon de photographier des moments de la vie et de la ville !
Amitiés.
Philippe

Fis2 (45286) 2009-06-13 12:49

Witaj Korkut!
A very interesting depth.
Good composition and frame.
The black and white increase emotion.
Well done.
Regards
Krzysztof

Cricri (42894) 2009-06-14 9:14

Merhaba Korkut
Une image originale super bien cadrer avec un
Intéressant contraste du N/B
Good evening for you
cricri

Morac (19992) 2009-06-14 10:48

Hello Korkut,
Excellent timing : well done.
Regards
Marc

gunbud (27585) 2009-06-14 19:21

Hi Korkut,
Another moody masterpice in black & white.
Love how the foreground subject is out of focus while the backdrop is very clear.
Regards, Tom

alibasarir (14295) 2009-06-15 10:26

merhaba korkut bey
model ile arka plandaki posterin görünümü kadraj içinde çok güzel.siyah beyazın etkisi ile harika bir kompozisyon olmuş elinize sağlık.
selamlar
Ali

hay_kes (28554) 2009-06-15 13:08

Merhaba Korkut,
Görsel etkisi harika bir S/B çalışma.Pozlama ve devinim duygusu veren hareketli insan figürü süper.Eline sağlık.
Selamlarımla..

hAyAti

HondeR (692) 2009-06-15 22:27

Merhaba Korkut,

..evet bu aralarda TE den bayagi uzak kaldim ama nerde ise 15 gunden bir koyunden geciyor, ahaan ha bizum Korkutun koyu diyorum :)
farkli bakis, guzel bir calisma...

selamlar
hasan

danos (31796) 2009-06-16 7:01

Geia sou Korkut,
just the ...same the two Madonnas with the figure of the passing by man to make the scene more realistic.The blur foreground, bring out the details of the billboard's mandonna. Informative your note about the original icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa.Well done.

Have a nice afternoon,Danos

sultana (889) 2009-06-17 1:48

Zamanlama çok iyi .Napıyorsunuz allah aşkına heran eliniz deklanşörde mi dolaşıyorunuz:)Netlik problemi olmasına rağmen grafiksel anlamda çok etkileyici bir kare. elinize sağlık.
Sultan

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anokutan (7357) 2009-06-17 13:40

Her yanı sanat kokan bir çalışma Korkut bey.Bu işin pirisiniz gibi.Tebrikler.Selamlar.

Budapestman (41086) 2009-06-18 12:42

Hi Korkut,
Great catch, the composition is splendid, impressive details and silhouettes. You took an exciting photo once more. Tfs! Have a nice evening!
George

jhm (81817) 2009-06-19 4:21

Hi Korkut,

For my a very specially picture, not at once my style, but I think that every photographer must can his work show.
You play very well with light and shadow.
Very well captured and nice composed. TFS.

Have a nice weekend,
John.

burGu (4528) 2009-06-20 14:40

Koskoca Krakow'a gidip sadece 2 fotoğrafla döndüğüne inanamıyorum, inanmak da istemiyorum. TE'nin yeni yüzü seni fotoğraf çekmekten de soğutmadı herhalde di mi???
Genel tarzının dışında bir deneme olmuş. Ama hep demişimdir Korkut asortik açıları da dener, farklı yaklaşımlar geliştirir diye... Demiş miyimdir acaba hiç? Neyse demediysem de dedim :)
Madonna'nın parlaklığını ve ön tarafla kontrastını sevdim de adamı bir adım geride ağzı kadınceyizin gözünü kapatmadan önce yakalayaydın ya, di mi ama?
Saygılar, sevgiler, Kuzey'e redhead'den öpücükler :)

feather (49848) 2009-06-24 14:20

I wonder which Madonna you prefer. No contest I suppose.
As usual your timing is impeccable. The man in the foreground makes the perfect frame.
Kath

anesugur (16590) 2009-06-30 15:05

Böyle bir açıyla bakmayı becerebilsem ben de fotoğraflarıma insan koyarım ama neyseki bu işi hakkıyla yapanlar varken bana ihtiyaç kalmıyor.
Selamlar. Uğur

COSTANTINO (22255) 2009-07-02 12:50

Hello
A shot showing the games of lights and shadows
Nice work from you in an artistic way
regards
Costantino

savask (1803) 2009-07-05 2:59

excellent compo and note. Unbelievable how from nothing you create everything..