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Professor Sandra Cheng
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Monthly Archives: March 2013
Lynsey Addario, A Woman Photographer on the Front Lines
When I saw this discussion topics first without reading NYT interview with Lynsey Addario, I would say it was too dangerous for women to work in war zone, specially on the front lines because woman can be as strong as … Continue reading
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Old Processes, New Advertising
After reading the article “A Haunting Old Photographic Process Reappears” by reyhan harmanci, I regonize the new trend of photography which is nostalgic. Many photographer starts to research wet-plate collodion and display their photo in old fashion way. The wet-plate … Continue reading
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Announcement: How to Submit Writing Assignment #1 on Blackboard
Writing Assignment #1 is DUE next week, Thursday, March 7th. Please access the class site on Blackboard to submit your writing assignment. To get onto Blackboard use the quicklinks from CityTech’s website https://www.citytech.cuny.edu/, or go to http://portal.cuny.edu. After you log onto … Continue reading
Discussion Topic: Connecting to Spirits via Photography
In class, we briefly touched on the beginnings of spiritualist photography. The contemporary photographer Shannon Taggart has photographed the world’s largest Spiritualist community in western New York. Her photographic projects often focus on alternative types of religious experience. Taggart’s recent … Continue reading
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Tagged Brooklyn, Haitian, Mambo Carmen, religion, religious experience, Shannon Taggart, spiritualism, Vodou
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Subways Portraits
Walkers Evan approach to Photography was pretty interesting to me. With him taking pictures of the riders with out them having any knowledge of it was a smart idea. The photos showed a feel for actual riders which I believe … Continue reading
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A Woman Photographer on the Front Lines.
I don’t think its dangerous for women photographers to take photos at a war zone. I dont believe gender should be an issue when at work. There are many females out there fighting. They have a duty to protect there … Continue reading
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