Pedro Meyer

Pedro Meyer was a particularly interesting photographer.  His photos tend to center around some underlying theme that he tries to surface via the use of photos he has taken.  Some of his more popular photography came in the form of photo collages.  In the picture posted above,we clearly see that this is a preacher of some sort, trying to grab the attention of the transient walkers.  However, this is something that we clearly see.  What is the message that Meyer is putting underneath that thick overcoat?  Before we get into detail, I just want to simply state that this is an observation that I have made regarding what the image depicts.  Religion tends to be centered around the Bible as the inspired Word of God.  So this preacher is most likely hinting towards the idea that, if, you do not pay heed to the Bible, then as Christianity teaches most often, you will be sent to hell instead of heaven when you die.  By use of the smokey cloud that is overlaying the photo, Meyer brings a sort of grim and hellish future for those who do not listen.  The source images for this photo put the picture into perspective.  Sadly I cannot find the original photo for this, but in the case for the preacher, it was a photo that was merely him as the center of the image.  However the second photo, was of this picture, minus the preacher that is in the foreground.  The smokey mist you see is simply the subway venting out into the street.  Overall Meyer did an excellent job in portraying the message he wanted everyone to receive.  He did so by use of layers (most obvious) but then through carefully masking and blending those layers together.  If there were no sources to this photo, then the viewer would have no clue that this is two separate photos.