WPC: Oppo-sites

Rome is one big bag of opposites: itself vs. its lawlessness, its history vs. hordes of tourists, the ancient vs. the new. Since very recently it’s got a new mayor, Ms Raggi of the promising Five Star Movement. Big hopes that Virginia can bring about necessary changes, no matter that many call her task mission impossible.

But this is not a collection of eye sores that need to be worked on, even though they exist too. These images are merely reflections of what opposites look like to me. In the image above, for example, the scene shows something that shouldn’t stand any more by all logic, or at least not in the middle of Europe. Let’s look at other examples.

Marble vs. Life (First four photos from Piazza Campidoglio)

Rigid vs. Alert

Old door vs. Young girl

Typecast vs. Free to be what you want

Headache vs. Throatache (St. Catherine of Siena)

Hungry vs. Eating

Horse power vs. Liquid power (Ostiense station)

Dark castle vs. Christmas lights (Porta San Paolo)

Us vs. Them (Pyramid of Cestius)

Barbie vs. Ancient Rome (I hope Ancient Rome wins)

Mineral Water vs. Police vs. Vatican

Military vs. Graffiti (Ostiense)

Graffiti vs. Candy colours

Flesh vs. Spirit

People vs. Water (Fontana di Trevi; I wish to be water so so much, every bloody time.)

Photo: a © signature mmm production

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: Opposites