When Your Eyes Think First

PHOTOSNACK #708

Here is my Sunday thought.

Sometimes, I look at a scene like this one — a simple chair, a table, a reflection — and I’m amazed by how much my eyes react before my mind even starts to think. Something about the blue-grey of the metal, the wooden slats of the chair, that soft strip of orange light. It’s geometry, but it’s also emotion. Color and form working together in ways I can’t quite explain — nor do I want to.

I think our brains are constantly composing — editing, reacting, arranging the world into small visual harmonies without us noticing. You might walk by this same spot and see nothing but a chair. I see lines, echoes, and rhythms that feel oddly personal. Maybe that’s what photography is: catching those subconscious alignments before they disappear back into the noise of the day.

And maybe that’s also why no two photographers will ever see the same scene — even if they stand shoulder to shoulder. Each of us carries a different set of colors, shapes, and memories in our minds, quietly waiting to respond.

I hope your Sunday brings you a few of those quiet reactions — little moments when your eyes jump before your thoughts do.

Until next time,
Tomasz