Potential Beauty

This photo came from the magazine Communication Arts with the following headline: "You see an abandoned chair on the street and you think "It has the potential to be something beautiful." You see a homeless youth on the street and you think "Don't make eye contact."

This photo combined with the headline spoke to me. It is true for many of us. The photo itself is well done. The chair is clearly the focal point, having the warmest and most saturated colors in the whole picture. This helps it communicate the message that we would see something of potential value in it. The reason I chose this is that it made me think.