Author Archives: BriseidaMontiell

Robert Frank’s photographs of America were very controversial because Americans felt he was not capturing the ideal America. His photographs were social realistic, and with no aesthetic beauty. His purpose was to deliver a message of his personal vision about … Continue reading →

I’ve never heard of JR before but I think his work is amazing and has a good cause. I did not have the chance to go to the Photo Booth in Times Sq but actually in my neighborhood there is … Continue reading →

I think Hetherington’s vision was to show to the world kind of the behind the scenes of war. We know that soldiers are just as humans as us and they are heroes because they risk their lives for their country … Continue reading →

I do believe that Capa’s photograph was staged because there is no evidence of blood in the soldier’s shirt, for me it looks very dramatic, perfectly posed. First of all, I have a huge respect for war photographers, they are … Continue reading →

Art is in the eye of the beholder, and what it might be art for someone might not be for other people. I think sleeping is art because when we are sleeping we enter a state of mind that set … Continue reading →

I found Katchadourian’s seat assignment way more interesting and amusing than her self portraits. It is a little weird to me the fact that this women takes photos of herself in the bathroom of the airplane, I can definitely tell she … Continue reading →

Georges Méliès was a genius doing all of those mechanical effects in Le voyage dans la lune. Most of the effects in the short film by  Méliès were either practical, physical and atmospheric effects. My favorite effect was the one … Continue reading →

I think Robert Polidori aestheticize the settings of his photographs. Some of his photographs reminded me of Fox Talbot’s “The Open Door” The idea of Talbot about photography was that some eyes will often be arrested where ordinary people see nothing … Continue reading →

Every culture has their own traditions, beliefs and religious rituals and practices, however people always tend to be very critical and unfavorable to certain practices, specially religious. In my personal opinion it is kind of scary and bizarre to look … Continue reading →

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 →