Author Archives: Mavis Xing Ye

Response: Photographing the Beginning of the Civil Rights Movement

I feels interesting by looking at the photographs that taken by both photographers. But if you ask me which one I like the most, I would say is the Swiss -born photographer Robert Frank. Because we can see he tried … Continue reading

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response:Tim Hetherington and Modern-day War Photography

I looked over to Hetherington’s photographs at the Yossi Milo Gallery website, and I really like his style to photograph of the soldiers. As we can see he was using different vision to took photos. By thoes photos he has … Continue reading

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Response: Street art, Photography, and Inside out project in Time Square

I think it is very cool to make this kind of Inside out project on street, becuase I haven’t see it before. Also, I think JR is very cool that he allowing the public to participate with him on an … Continue reading

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Response to Rooms from Versailles to post-Katrina New Orleans

After reading the article and the have look the photographs by Robert Polidori. I really love the photographs that he took,and i his photographs aestheticize the settings of catastrophe. It is not about to change the setting, but the color … 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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Subways Portraits by Walker Evans

It’s interesting to look at the photographs that Evans has been taking. These photographs are shows that the real side of people, because people may put out different poses when they look at the camera. In addition, it’s very realistic … Continue reading

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A Woman Photographer on the Front Lines

In my point of view I think it’s dangerous to be working in war zones, whether male or female. However, people are have their own decision and have the right to choose which job they want to do, and there … Continue reading

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Old Processes, New Advertising

After reading the article by Andy Wright, I believe that it is good to know and learn the old photographic process. However, in today society people are using technology because it is easy, fast and good to use, therefore, people … Continue reading

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Opinion of photography and tragedy

What has happened in sandyhook was made people felt tragedy and sad. But from my point of view, as a photographer was trying to put the real situation presented in front of everyone and let everyone knows the truth of … Continue reading

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