Author Archives: Edwin

Subway Portraits

Well, I think that clandestine photography sometimes is the best way of getting the most spectacular and unique photographs because of the unexpected things that can happen when shooting a photograph. Having this said, I think that Evan’s clandestine approach … Continue reading

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Civil Rights Movement

I think that both types of photography (Frank’s art and Count’s photography) are powerful and effective. Frank’s art is all about showing certain parts of the United States to the people in ways never been seen or portrayed before. Frank … Continue reading

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War Photography

A war always brings disasters for all the innocent people that suffers the consequences from both sides (rivals) fighting over certain disagreements. As an example, people from Israel (Gaza City) have been the most affected by this war. While seeing … Continue reading

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Sandy’s Aftermath

It’s been several weeks since the devastating and excruciating hurricane hit New York City and New Jersey, where millions of innocent people were “surprised” by the effects of mother nature (Hurricane Sandy).  Where people lost their houses by Sandy, in … Continue reading

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Capa’s Falling Soldier

When I first saw this photograph (“Falling Soldier”), it never crossed my mind that this photograph could’ve been staged, because during that time staged photographs weren’t common or popular.  After reading Richard Whelan’s article about Capa’s photograph authenticity, I have … Continue reading

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“Food Photography”

“Food Photography” is becoming more and more popular among food lovers and photograph addicts. With today’s technology, now it’s  much easier to photograph a certain type of food or a dish.  One of the advantages that we have now over … Continue reading

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Photography & Film

I never even thought that during the 1900s science fiction movies were being produced, nor that I would ever get the chance to watch the first science fiction movie ever.  Watching this short film was something I’ve never experienced in … Continue reading

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Basement Vodou

Documenting a religious experience can be possible, and this is nothing new to us because we’ve seen in photographs (“Crucifix with the Roman Soldier, 1896 by Holland Day).  I think that one of the reasons of documenting religious photographs is … Continue reading

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Discussion Topic: Old Processes, New Advertising

Well, there are a couple of reasons why today people are returning back to “wet-plate collodion.”  According to the sources (video ad and newspaper article) the quality behind this technique is unique and cannot be compared with today’s smart phones … Continue reading

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