Monthly Archives: April 2012
Tim Hetherington and Modern-day War Photography
I heard once, “choose a job you love and you will never have to work again”. This was probably the case of Hetherington. He picked a job he loved so he enjoyed every second of it. It was a dangerous … 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 Capa’s photograph, Falling Soldier or Death of a Loyalist Soldier, … Continue reading
Moments New Yorkers Ignore
In the blog post “Finding Moments New Yorkers Ignore” Peter Moskowitz captures moments throughout the city that most New Yorkers would rather ignore. Such moments as the train ride school or work and just walking the street of Manhattan. You … Continue reading
Aerial Photography
It is very interesting to see how different something can look when seen from a different perspective. Perspective can give a whole new meaning to an image. When taken from above, pictures can show very rare, but at the same … 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
For Artists, a Hand-Held Revolution of Point and Click
This article interestingly enough focuses on the effectiveness of capturing images through the use of a camera and how art is affect through a simple snapshot… stating that the competitive relationship between painting and photography at the drawn of the … Continue reading
Discussion Topic: Walker Evans’ Subway Portraits
Evans’ 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
