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in between them, and into the expansive sky. The power lines also provide a focal point in the top-left corner, which then leads your eye across and down the image. Subtle composition, but it is integral to the image. The interesting aspect of this photo is the clever juxtaposition and contradiction of subject. The newly-built residencies seem to

want to see. Sounds crazy right? The story that you’re trying to tell about abused women somewhere in Africa should expose to the public what it’s truly like in raw imagery. Now let’s look at just how desensitized we are: this year’s World Press Photo winning image showed off Mevlüt Mert Altıntaş shouting after shooting Russian ambassador Andrey Karlov, at an art gallery in Ankara. The image was shot by

The process of the Camera Obscura looked very strange and scared many people in early Europe due to the process of mirroring an image. It was big, strange, and difficult to use which caused those who did use it to become very skilled in developing photos. The invention of the copper sheet allowed the development process to happen very quickly (Nye, 93). The use of the Camera Obscura impacted European history

Henri Cartier-Bresson was a French photographer who developed the genre of candid photography. In his early life, he was introduced to cameras such that a Box Brownie and a view camera. As a young boy, he was very much interested in the arts. He took up the hobby of oil painting, music, and sketching. However, he later abandoned those ideas and developed a new found interest in photography. He also took part in the sport of hunting. Ironically, hunting was the indirect reason he began photography

his spontaneity when taking snapshot and passion for the human condition (Magnum Photos, 2011). He also has a very sharp sense of humor that is without a doubt reflected on his work. Elliott Erwitt has also a particular affinity for dogs and kids (Erwitt, 2011). It is said that the challenge is to be able to recognize the work of a particular photographer based on specific characteristics distinctive to him (Magnum Photos, 2011). As a matter of fact, Elliott Erwitt’s snapshots all have distinguishing

For my final photojournalism project I decided to take pictures of really tall buildings in London such as the Shard. For a while I wasn’t sure what I was going to do my project on and I was thinking about doing it on the process of opening and closing a local shop like Paul’s. I wasn’t really that motivated by that topic so I soon forgot about it. The idea to do my project on architecture came from my visit to the London Eye. When I was there I realized how vast and large London was and how many

shaky and blurred, it’s a perfect example of Robert’s approach, taking a photo there in the moment, capturing the emotions of the moment and the chaos of war. Capa’s work wasn’t always on the front lines though, he is known for also photographing the aftermath

he photographed a girl that people fell in love with because it wasn’t a common photo, this girl wasn’t

few books, the two most unmistakable being 'Rich and Poor ' which compares a wealthy reality with those in destitution, and 'Raised by Wolves ' which reports a gathering of youthful runaway medication addicts. Baskind (2012) explains that these photos

occurred during the iconic Civil Rights Movement. The image itself was taken by photographer, Bruce Davidson (Jimenez 2013). According to the Howard Greenberg Gallery, Davidson is an American photographer how has known for his many works within the Magnum Photo. Davidson is known for many photography projects which took place in Harlem capturing landscapes, public interactions, and even the more poverty stricken areas within the city. One iconic subject which Davidson has captured is the background for