Andrew Considers Charles Simic's Essay, "The Life of Images"

Charles Simic dissects pictures in an interesting way. I found it interesting how he looked at the people in pictures rather than just the scenery, where one such as myself would look at the scenery and tend to avoid the people in it unless they were a key part of the picture.
I also like how he looked at life the same way he would at a photograph. He would look at different people and invent their biographies: wondering where they were going and what they were doing. I sometimes do this while I’m on the bus. I notice different people, the way the dress, and try to guess their occupations.
The author made me stop and think for a moment when he brought up the point that we might someday be a face in a picture. It made me wonder what I would look like to other people. Would I be another face, just another busy bee off to please the queen bee of society by doing my daily business? Or would I be something different to a person, would they look at me and find that I am more than just another face?