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Response: Photographing the Beginning of the Civil Rights Movement

Robert Frank’s image and Will Count’s image are both very powerful. I’m not sure if it matters that one is art and one is news photography. You can still see that same theme or message in both. In Robert Frank’s … Continue reading

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Response: Street Art, Photography, and the Inside Out Project in Times Square

I have heard of JR before in another photography class but I never thought that they would bring this project somewhere so close to us. I really like that they are images of people in the community instead of people … Continue reading

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Response: Tim Hetherington and Modern-day War Photography

I think that Hetherington’s vision was to communicate the soldier’s lives to the public. He wanted to bring more attention to the lives of those people who were risking there lives. I think Junger thought of him as a risk … Continue reading

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Response: The Greatest War Photograph and Robert Capa

Robert Whelan’s argument about the authenticity of the Falling Soldier seems legitimate. Since it was proven that the man in the photograph, Federico Borrello Garcia, died during the battle at Cerro Muriano it is possible that it was not a … Continue reading

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Response: Sleeping as “Art”

I don’t think sleep is art. After watching the videos and reading the blog post my opinions have not changes. I think its just weird to watch other people sleep, creepy even. A part of me thinks that I feel … Continue reading

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Response: Nina Katchadourian’s Self Portraits

Nina Katchadourian’s self portraits are kinda weird. I wonder if any other passengers on the flights noticed what she was doing at all. That would have been funny. I think that she has this really serious mood in all her … Continue reading

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Response: Photography and Special Effects in Early Film

Clearly you can see that there are a few different setting in this short film. However, when the characters are in the scene, the camera never moves. This is similar to the way photographic cameras were in their early days. … Continue reading

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Response: Rooms from Versailles to post-Katrina New Orleans

After reading the interview and seeing some of his photographs, I don’t think that Polidori is aestheticizing the settings of catastrophe, although he said that he tries to do so. I think he is just documenting these places, not only … Continue reading

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Response: Connecting to Spirits via Photography

This kind of documentation seems really spooky. However, I think that it might be valuable to document them because of the fact that the person doesn’t always remember what they are doing or saying. The Mambo in the article was … Continue reading

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Response: Subway Portraits by Evans

Its funny to see how time can pass but the riders still act the same. Riding the trains for a long period of time can be awkward because there really isn’t anything to look at. I usually just stare at … Continue reading

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