Drama 16 Stage Lighting

This photo is taken from the website of a professional photographer.

How does it fit with the “Cold” theme?

Well, I saw a lot of photos that were of snow – snow – and more snow, maybe some ice, a lot of white. I wanted to find something wherein the lighting felt cold, and actually had little to do with the physical content of the photo. I thought about street lamps at night. There’s a part in a song by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel that goes “Neath the hallow a street lamp, I turn my collar to the cold and damp.” I guest that line worked as a sort of inspiration – partly because I myself have lived the moment that image describes several times. What is it about a street lamp at night that makes people think of the cold? Well, night tends to get cold. People at night tend to gravitate towards street lamps. There’s something about the image – people and the pool of light are the only two things that are warm in that situation – they’re surrounded by the cold.