One Extraordinary Photo: AP photographer uncovers automotive assortment left to decay

METTMANN, Germany (AP) — Martin Meissner is an Associated Press photographer based mostly close to Duesseldorf and Cologne, Germany. He’s been with the information company for 25 years, full-time since 2020. Meissner has lined every thing from Olympics and World Cups to Eurovision, elections and a Queen’s funeral. When he has time, he likes to seek for function tales in his area.

Here’s what he needed to say about this extraordinary picture.

Why this picture?

The Cadillac buried within the forest is the right illustration for the story of a automotive collector who returned 50 classic automobiles from his delivery yr to nature in his personal forest for his fiftieth birthday. The automobiles have been uncovered to the weather unprotected for 25 years now.

How I made this picture

I made this picture with a 12mm broad angle Sony lens and the Sony Alpha a1, very near the item, to get rid of distracting environment and to focus simply on the automotive entrance. The automotive ought to look out of the autumn leaves, which appear to devour the automotive.

Why this picture works

It is an sudden image that makes individuals curious. At first, the automotive and the pure forest don’t appear to suit collectively. But the extra you consider the background, the extra philosophical facets of human transience emerge. Those traditional automobiles symbolize a long-gone period. It works even higher now in autumn with the fallen leaves that underline the change in life.

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