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Compare And Contrast Davidson And Thomson

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They both documented the social conditions of their times. Same reasons for exposing social conditions to the viewers, different eras. Thomson had to ask his subjects if he could take pictures of them because it would require for the subject to pose for the picture (pictures were taken in London). While Davidson will ask for permission to take pictures of his subjects because he wanted to take their picture in their environment not just outside but inside their houses, kind of intruding on their personal space (pictures were taken in New York). Both photographers took portraits of famous people with nothing on their background but their subjects. They both focused on exposing and capturing the personalities of their subjects. Nadar was

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