Monthly Archives: April 2012
The Greatest War Photograph and Capa
The Falling Soldier or Death of a Loyalist Soldier is indeed the greatest war photograph. According to “Proving that Robert Capaâs âFalling Soldierâ is Genuine: A Detective Story” the arguments Whelan  brings is pretty convincing on my part. Whelan was explaining that the … Continue reading
Discussion Topic: The Greatest War Photograph and Capa
At the age of 23, Robert Capa took a photograph that many have labeled the greatest war photograph of all time. Taken during the Spanish Civil War, the renown of Capaâs photograph, Falling Soldier or Death of a Loyalist Soldier, reverberated around the world … Continue reading
Discussion Topic: Tim Hetherington and Modern-day War Photography
This week the Yossi Milo Gallery in Chelsea will open an exhibition on photographs by Tim Hetherington, a photojournalist who died last year while covering the conflict in Libya. He was famous for his coverage of American soldiers in Afghanistan … Continue reading
Walker Evansâ Subway Portraits
I believe that Evans was very creative in the fact that he was able to get photographs of people with a camera and no one had a clue about it. He was incredibly smart to find a way to take … Continue reading
Discussion Topic: Walker Evansâ Subway Portraits
Evansâ photographed people on the New York City subways between 1938-1941. He only published these photographs 25 years later in his book, Many Are Called, which was re-issued in 2004. Read a review about the new edition in the New York Times or listen to … Continue reading
