DO WE NEED WAR PHOTOGRAPHY

Everyday men and women die in the most brutal way possible away from their family either killed from gun shots or landmines and they do come back. But in caskets, as images like these emphasize the destruction of war and these snaps just show the side effects of humankind's worse anger being shown. In the Article “The Stranger in the Photo Is Me”, Donald M. Murray expresses how harsh it really was in the war and how it changed himself forever and not in a good way. Not to mention, that he describes the way he felt ready to go to war, maybe even excited, but he wishes that horror on no one “I would not wish for a child or grandchild of mine to undergo the blood test of war” as the sacrifice these men and women go through is undeniably tremendous

During the pre-Civil War era, the technology of photography was rare or still in development. All renderings of war were either in paintings or in literature. Since artists were the only people capable of creating

An artist's job is to interpret, and express the aspects of life in a creative fashion. War has played a big part in shaping our human history, and many artists have portrayed their feelings about art through paintings, and even monuments. Whether it be to show; the joy of victory, the sorrow of defeat, or to educate the public on the gory realities of war. Art about war can also show us a great amount of history of the kinds of weapons that were used at the time. It is necessary for artists to interpret, and criticize all aspects of life; even ones as tragic as war, It can make the public more aware of what goes on in times of war.

The photos which require long exposure time to capture a photo as it is still relatively invented, the photos generally captured the soldiers going into a battle and then laying dead from the result of the aftermath. Photography was a relatively a new technology but it was not a welcomed one as the photography pioneers displayed such vividly real images to civilians and noncombatants. Matthew Bradley was one of those pioneers which was quoted "From the first, I regarded myself as under obligation to my country to preserve the face of its historic men and mothers."

In the story “The War Photo No One Would Publish” by Torie Rose DeGhett the photographer (Kenneth Jarecke) takes gruesome photographs of deceased war victims. In 1991, the photo was taken of an Iraqi soldier struggling to pull himself out of a burning vehicle. The fire “incarcerated him to ash and blackened bone” (The War Photo No One Would Publish 1). After taking the photo, Jarecke wanted the image to be published but, due to its unsightly nature no one would publish it. DeGhett believed that this photo should be published he is trying to convince you as to why. The reason this shall not be posted is this soldier is somebody's family member; they do not want to see that image disseminated to the public.

While I agree that, war images do have a negative impact on the public having them become filled with ultimate horror and confusion, I continue to hold that war images are indeed necessary, and should without a doubt be revealed to the public, in helping them except war and violence, better

Individuals everywhere grimace at war. Images of the strike of the gun, the burst of the bombs, and the clash of the soldiers all elicit a wince and a shiver. Moviegoers close their eyes during gory battle scenes and open them again only once the whine of the bullets stops rattling in their ears. War is hell, as the common aphorism goes, and the pain of war is equally hellish. Most individuals naturally accept this conclusion despite never experiencing war themselves. Without enduring the actual pain of war injuries, individuals still argue the importance war and its miseries. Individuals rely on media and entertainment for education about the suffering and evils of war. Writers provide an acute sense of a soldier’s physical and mental

It was finally understood that war was a necessary thing that would protect the Union (Mountjoy, 106). On top of photography affecting the outsiders, there was a huge impact on the home front. One photographer, Matthew Brady, opened an exhibit in New York. The photos he took showed pictures of the dead American soldiers. Occasionally, the dead soldiers would be moved and repositioned to make the photos more graphic (Mountjoy, 105).

When pairing manipulation and photography, the Civil War helped shape the way people see journalism today. Photography was first known about around the year 1826, but it wasn’t until 1861 that the photos taken throughout the Civil War used as a form of reportage (Meggs, pg. 161) that photos began to change opinions, lives and even history. The Civil War showed us that a photo is worth 1,000 manipulated words and the impact of those altered photos continue to affect present day journalism. The tip of the iceberg in photography manipulation began in 1861 when President Abraham Lincoln had photographers document parts of the Civil War. Photos were generally easily taken before and after battle due to the technological limitations and cumbersome equipment making it almost impossible to capture live action of the battles (Broomall, “Photography During the Civil War”),

This helps a lot to the horror of war as an image is more powerful

The clothing of the soldier looks civilian, but he seems to have all the equipment for war. By taking a closer look at the photo, the feeling of the bullet going through the soldier’s head seems realistic. The composition of the photo have included the motion of the soldier falling back with pain and death. In analysis of the photo, there were several reasons that made it so impactful for the world and the history of war photography. First of all, the close up of the soldier being killed reflected on the bloody side of war. In addition, the picture emphasizes on people have lost their live pursuing for what they believe. Throughout Robert Capa’s career, his intention as a war photographer was never in the interest on how the advancement of weapon or artillery. His work and his intention has always been on people and how war has affect people in multiple ways. As a young kid serving days in the Hungarian jail, he knows how it feels to be oppressed by the dictatorship and living without what a purpose. War is the solution to regain freedom, but it is also a method to take away freedom. People are always the winners and the losers of

The first fascinating difference between this work and the majority of other war photography presents itself in a fairly obvious manner. The soldiers’ faces in “Into the Jaws of Death” are turned away from the photo so as to make them invisible to the audience. Instead, we see only the supplies on their backs and the camouflage on their uniforms. The effect of this lack of eye contact is that the audience cannot connect with the people in the photograph. The majority of other wartime photographs used iconic images of courageous and vibrant soldiers rushing fearlessly into the glory of battle or contained motivational quotes requesting support for the troops. “Into the Jaws Of Death” does neither of these, entirely on purpose. Because we as the audience do not have eye contact

In war, photography and art again serve the purpose of acknowledging and sometimes protesting suffering. In the First World War cameras were used for military intelligence, to capture an event. "The caption of a photograph is traditionally neutral informative: a date, a place, names." A photograph is supposed to just record what happened and not takes sides. However, "it is always the image that someone chose; to photograph is to frame, and to frame is to exclude." So the photograph is supposed to be neutral, but the photographer is still deciding what details to focus on. The caption has just facts on it, because supposedly that is what the photograph is recording. While it is true that photographs cannot explain everything themselves, they do serve as visual aids to, what otherwise be, a pallid world.

Photographers were expected to be able to take these mind blowing pictures of the war in rapid action, but the truth is there technology back then wasn’t advanced enough to be able to produce these sort of images. The images took only minutes to develop but a huge

Photographs, drawings, cartoons and videos cover significant political matters. Photojournalists such as Lynsey Addario present critical political issues that affect the world today. In her book, It’s What I Do, she presents scenes surrounding the fall of prominent political leaders such as Muammar el-Qaddafi. The pictures on pages 4 and 5 of her book, for instance, show the struggles that the rebels went through in their quest to dethrone Qaddafi. She quotes Robert Capa, who once said, “ ‘ If your pictures aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough’ ” (Lynsey 7) which shows that photographs are significant in the world of journalism. A video such as “Shouting In The Dark” reveals the heinous acts done by the government of Bahrain towards its own citizens. In the video, we see the brutal force used by the government to silence the peaceful protesters. People were beaten, shot, imprisoned, and killed.