Monthly Archives: May 2016
Homework #3: Robert Capa’s Death of a Loyalist Soldier
While reading the analysis on Robert Capa’s photograph, The Falling Soldier, also known as the greatest war photograph of all time came across many discussions and about whether the photo was real or staged as “fakery.” I do find Richard … Continue reading
Homework #3: Robert Capa’s Death of a Loyalist Soldier
While Richard Whelan does have a vested interest in Capa’s photo being authentic (as he is Capa’s biographer), I do find his argument very convincing. It seems extremely plausible to me that the incident happened as Whelan describes. The ironic … Continue reading
Cecilia Taveras – Homework #3: Robert Capa’s Death of Loyalist Soldier
While I was reading the article analysis about Robert Capa photograph that was labeled as one of the greatest war photograph that was ever taken but at the same time it was also known for being staged or if an … Continue reading
Homework #2 Walker Evans
The discreet manner in which Walker Evans took photographs was perhaps one of the only ways to capture the true glimpses of people’s emotions in their everyday lives because trains are one of the only few places in which a … Continue reading
Homework #3: Robert Capa’s Death of a Loyalist Soldier
At the age of 23, Robert Capa took a photograph that many have labeled the greatest war photograph of all time. Taken during the Spanish Civil War, the renown of Capa’s photograph, Falling Soldier or Death of a Loyalist Soldier, reverberated around the world … Continue reading
HW#2 Walker Evans Subway portrait By Akash Ghosh
It’s amazing to see some pictures that had been taken in the subways. It looks so unique but sad to me. Because those pictures has been taken in great depression time, and those riders expressions says all. They had some … Continue reading
Hw # 2
I think walkers work was and is really interesting. The whole concept of capturing people’s faces on trains was really a perfect way to show the everyday life emotions one goes through. Since the first day of operations on the … Continue reading
HW #2
Walker Evan was a great photographer, and also his style of taking pictures of passengers on the subway during the great depression was brilliant, in my opinion it’s something that no one has done or thought of. What i like … Continue reading
Hw # 2
I loved the use of capturing expressions during the brief time period. Evans way and use of photography was genuine in existence to me. It wasnt in a set of order nor organized. It also was something that was taken … Continue reading
Homework #2 Walker Evans Subway Portraits : Henry Gomez
Walker Evans displays his work in a very unique way. The way he was able to capture the image of a person on the subway was clever. Using his clothing to cover up parts that won’t make other suspicious of … Continue reading
