Oslin's Graduation Party, Martins Creek, Pennsylvania after 1977

This photograph, "Oslin's Graduation Party, Martins Creek, Pennsylvania," was captured by Larry Fink. You know, when you look at a black and white image, you think it's just shades of gray, but it is also all about what the light can do. I mean, check out how the light is used here! Look at the young woman's face, how bright it is, and then how it falls off into shadow, into that background of pure darkness. That’s some real contrast. You get the sense of how joyous she is, caught in this moment, with her whole body language. It's like a snapshot of pure, unadulterated joy, a single frame pulled from the reel of life. The longer I look at this, the more it reminds me of Diane Arbus, who also had that knack for finding the extraordinary in ordinary moments. There's this real energy to Fink's work, like he's not just documenting, he's participating in the scene. That's what makes it so damn good.