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Monthly Archives: March 2013
Response to: Subway Portraits
I find it as a coincidence how the article was published 4 days after the 100th Anniversary of the NYC subway system. On the day of the opening, a man described his subway experience as “When you get in, there’s … Continue reading
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Subways Portraits by Walker Evans
I’ve always had a fascination for pictures of the old New York City, and to be able to see an entire exhibition about subway portraits of that time is just amazing. Somebody told me that sometimes it is much better … Continue reading
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Connecting to Spirits via Photography
To be able to document religious rituals is difficult. I think it takes the right timing to be able to catch pictures of spirits taking over bodies of people. Documenting this may take many tries for it to be exact. … Continue reading
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Subway Portraits
I liked how Evans described people riding the subway, “People’s faces are in naked repose down in the subway.” We all know how it is riding the subway, most of the time it is very chaotic, and sometimes at some … Continue reading
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Response: Connecting to Spirits via Photography
This topic is quite interesting to me, because I do believe spirits,but it just something we can’t see in real life. However, by looking at the photographs I feels a little bit creepy, but so weird and personally I really … Continue reading
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Walker Evan’s Subway Portraits
After reading the review of the new edition of Walker Evans Photographs It seems like it was his passion to take pictures in the Subway, Which He called it “a project for love” he enjoyed doing what he wanted to … Continue reading
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Announcement: Midterm on Thurs March 14 at 10 AM
This post is to remind you that our midterm is on Thursday, March 14th at 10 AM SHARP. Please ARRIVE ON TIME (come early!) because we will begin with the slide identification section and if you miss it, there will … Continue reading
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Subways Portraits by Walker Evans
Evan’s subway photography project is really interesting and draw my attention, especially I’m the one who always go to school or work by subway. From his collection of subway portraits, we can still recognized some of people’s face comparing with nowadays people. Those … Continue reading
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Subways Portraits by Walker Evans
I think Walker Evans clandestine approach to photography was pretty surprising. He took those pictures in a really cool way, makes me wonder if there is any photographers that do that now and days on the subway. He caught people … Continue reading
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Lynsey Addario, A Woman Photographer on the Front Lines
from my viewpoint, if they have the ability then no matter in what gender they can do much better than others. To become a photographer, solider or journalist in war zone you need to have the courage that other people … Continue reading
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