Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.

Photo of the day (12.17.10)

by Alex Robertson Textor (RSS feed) on Dec 17th 2010 at 5:30PM

Today's whimsical Photo of the Day was snapped in Sofia, Bulgaria, by Flickr user BaboMike. I'm not sure what's most appealing here--is it the meticulous representation of the policeman's reflective jacket? His strange, tiny eyes? His diminutive traffic sign? Could it be the nicely rendered trash can the policeman is floating over? Or is it the juxtaposition of these with the blue tag and the black lettering? (And while I'm posing questions, does that "WTF" mean what I think it does?)

There is enjoyment in simply not understanding the significance of the visual material we encounter in our travels, and this principle applies to the above image. Still, I'm curious. Anyone in Bulgaria or elsewhere care to offer an intepretation of any element shown above?

Got an image somewhere of particularly awesome graffiti? Upload it to the Gadling Flickr pool and it might just end up as a future Photo of the Day.

[Image: Flickr | BaboMike]

Filed under: Europe, Bulgaria, Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day archive (View all | Subscribe)

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

vlad Dec 18th 2010 1:06AM

This graffiti probably reflects the growing dissatisfaction in Bulgarua with the traffic cops who hide around the road and then pop up to pull you over and exact a bribe in order to look the other way for a minor transgression. So WTF is what you think it is, and XA means Aha! Gotcha! Frankly speaking, I have bever seen this piece of street art, but I consider it very high-quality Banksyesque.

Maria Lawrence Dec 18th 2010 2:39AM

That is a funny photo. I think the basic idea behind this image is that, why there is need of two dustbins, hence they have made it single.
Paxos Villas