Author Archives: Veronica Silva

I believe both photographs are very effective. What is different is the approach. I’m the kind of photographer who prefers to be unnoticed, take the picture and leave. I’ve noticed that any time you ask people for a photograph, they … Continue reading →

I believe this project is really interesting. I’ve seen many times that when you provide people (not “artists”) with art supplies or some other materials, they just create amazing stuff. This just proves that many times people don’t create art … Continue reading →

I believe that Hetherington wanted to show the human side of the soldiers, as well as the human side of war in general. About the movie, I believe they just want to show the soldiers as heroes. That’s something I’ve … Continue reading →

At first I thought that all the arguments were exaggerated. The author of the article gives just so many explanations and many different points of view, that sometimes agree with each other, and sometimes diverge, making the picture seem staged. … Continue reading →

Well… I believe there are no limitations when we talk about subjects of art. Perhaps in the classic art standards there were some, but nowadays, you can make art out of anything. People consider that you are creating art when … Continue reading →

I believe Katchadourian is extremely creative, her work reminds me the things my little brother used to do when he was a kid. When I was looking at her pictures I was thinking about the reaction some people would have had … Continue reading →

I’m a really big fan of the Smashing Pumpkins’ video, but I never saw the whole original movie before. It is funny for us to watch this kind of attempts to create special effects, but for that time, I believe … Continue reading →

I believe Polidori’s work is really interesting. I always have some kind of respect for photographers who use old techniques, like the large-format camera, maybe because I first learned how to use analog photography before starting using a digital camera; … Continue reading →

I’ve always had a fascination for pictures of the old New York City, and to be able to see an entire exhibition about subway portraits of that time is just amazing. Somebody told me that sometimes it is much better … Continue reading →

First of all, I’m against war in general. However, I believe that all the people that goes to combat (not only soldiers, but also doctors, nurses, cookers, journalist, etc.) are really brave, because they risk their life and they leave … Continue reading →