Drew and I looked at the photograph labeled Knife on Table by Gabriel Orozco. If one looked at his photographs, one would clearly see he has a style of simplicity. At first glance, all of his pieces do not contain even the slightest amount of complexity. However, it is through this simplicity that he portrays a very unique form of photography. This form is that by which the onlooker will acknowledge every detail of the photograph and focus on each distinct piece of it. In regards to Knife on Table, one clear observation is the visual effect of the knife barely touching the table and somehow floating. This, however, is not what we felt was the punctum of the photo. Drew and I felt it was the gold design at the end of the knife. It, surprisingly enough, stuck out more than the floating effect of the knife. The reason why I felt this was the punctum is because the photograph is not centered and what this gold design does is it creates a focal point. It attracts the eye to that specific point of the photo. In person, it also seemed to glow slightly as if the reflection of Orozco’s camera flash was meant to shine on this gold design and stand out. It also has a distinct color contrast with the color of the knife and even more so with the color of the table. Being that the design and table are so close, this also enhances the punctum, the focal point, and the entire display of the photograph. Even the floor underneath the knife, particularly its grayness and basic color, contrasts with the gold speck on this knife. As one can see, Orozco creates this type of effect of ‘focusing on the little things’ through a very simplistic style of photography.