Author Archives: ChrisLopez

Response to The Greatest War Photograph and Robert Capa

I don’t think Robert Capas photo is staged. You can pick almost any other famous photo and speculate if its staged or not, especially if its recent. I would love to have proof that this photo is without a doubt … Continue reading

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Response to Sleeping as Art

I dont know how to feel about Sleep as a form of art, if its just nothing but sleep its boring, the Andy Warhol trailer looked like a joke. Depending on the context it can be art but without any … Continue reading

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Response to Nina Katchadourian’s iPhone photos

Nina Katchadourian’s photos much to be amazed by, unless you know what you’re looking at. But if you Google image search Flemish portraits you instantly see what she was trying to emulate and how creative she got with what she had on the plane. The video was very … Continue reading

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Response to Photography and Special Effects in Early Film

Effects in old films are very obvious, the older a film the more obvious the effects are. For the time period the effects were well done and some are even considered iconic (moon landing). These days we’re use to not … Continue reading

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Response to Rooms from Versailles to post-Katrina New Orleans

Robert Polidori’s photographs seem to have a lot of patterns in them, not all of them of course but a majority. Tons of details gets brought out, maybe its his use of a large format camera. I think its good … Continue reading

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Connecting to Spirits via Photography

I find this type of photography very intriguing, similar to painters who paint while on drugs, its out of the norm and very peculiar. It may be difficult depending on the type of religion you’re documenting or certain things the photographer might not be … Continue reading

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A Woman Photographer on the Front Lines

Of course I think its dangerous for female photographers, or anyone for that matter, to work in war zones. Its a war zone! Just last week Olivier Voisin, a french photojournalist, died in Syria from wounds he received from shrapnel. These people know what … Continue reading

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