Photo on aluminium
It’s About the Journey
Photo taken in the 1970s
by Michael Joseph
Size: 20 cm (w) × 15 cm (h)
Medium: Aluminium print
Format: Small Format Print on Aluminium
Edition: Later print
A sun-warmed celebration of freedom and spontaneity, It’s About the Journey captures a couple mid-adventure, framed through the windscreen of a vivid red car. Sunglasses on, shoulders touching, smiles unguarded — they radiate the easy intimacy of shared momentum. A picnic basket brims between them, suggesting indulgence, escape, and the pleasures of the open road.
The handwritten caption — “it’s not about the destination…” answered by “…it’s about the journey” — reinforces the photograph’s playful philosophy. This is less a posed portrait than a moment of lived narrative: laughter caught in motion, affection woven into gesture.
The warm tonal palette enhances the nostalgic atmosphere, bathing skin, fabric, and chrome in a soft amber glow. Reflections on the windscreen and dashboard add subtle layering, while the bold red of the vehicle anchors the composition with graphic clarity. There is a gentle sensuality in proximity — in the relaxed lean of heads together, the shared glance just beyond the lens.
Created during the 1970s, when lifestyle imagery embraced authenticity and cinematic warmth, this work reflects Michael Joseph’s instinct for capturing story within a single frame. It balances documentary immediacy with refined compositional control.
Printed on aluminium, the smooth surface heightens colour saturation and contrast, giving the image a crisp contemporary finish while preserving its retro charm.
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