How can one see eye to eye on a daily basis? Needless to say, there is no manual on how to achieve this goal, but one can start by examining their surroundings. This is what the Photo Division of The Granite Tower (GT) has done for the April issue, capturing moments of compassion and controversy in everyday life. Their photos effectively convey the fact that seeing eye to eye is far from an easy choice, yet it could bring about meaningful change to one’s life, one step at a time.
Naama Benamy Schoneveld
Seeing eye to eye can be as simple as looking around you. For the April issue, I decided to pick only photos I took directly from my point of view, at eye level. When I recall my journey of becoming a more compassionate and understanding person, I think of places I’ve had important conversations in. The photos I took either represent those places or document them. I see a tree and think about a picnic that changed my view on life, I see a clock and think about how many people totally different from me who I have never met and never will but who all stopped to appreciate the same piece of art. The journey to finding common ground is never easy, but through these pictures I explore the way I see everyday places and things, and think about what they could mean to me.
Jeon Hye Seo
Becoming a “notorious” junior at Korea University (KU), as expected, I got used to the life of Anam, including Chamsari street, campus buildings, and subway line 6, which makes students enjoy their distinctive Anam life. Thus, in terms of April’s issue’s photo essay, I tried to break out of my comfort zone and see eye to eye with KU from a different perspective. Besides being a delightful place filled with wonderful college life memories, there are surely some aspects that need to be improved around the KU campus. Thus, I took pictures of the dark, hidden sides of Anam; while these pictures may not seem as aesthetic as usual, I am certain that they will provide readers with some notable insights about Anam.
Yoon Sunho
It goes without saying that every individual has their own unique tastes and preferences, including myself. For April’s photo essay, I took pictures of things that people commonly have disputes over. Ranging from the divided choices between printed books and e-books, to controversial Korean drinks such as the pine bud drink and McCol (which is a barley soft drink), it is important to “see eye to eye” and respect other people’s likes and dislikes, even though they may not align with our own.
