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Monthly Archives: April 2018
HW#4: 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 Capaâs photograph, Falling Soldier or Death of a Loyalist Soldier, … Continue reading
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Tagged authenticity, Robert Capa, Spanish Civil War, staged photography, war photography
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Extension, Paper, Project, Extra Credit, and Upcoming Final
This is a packed housekeeping post since weâre in the last month of the semester and racing to finals. Most importantly, the DUE DATE for Paper #2, the exhibition review, has been extended to Tuesday May 1st. If you are … Continue reading
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Tagged exam, exhibition review, extension, extra credit, final, homework, paper, revised schedule, Robert Capa
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#StudentHW #3 Subway
Walker Evans, The American photographer, and photojournalist who is well known for his work documenting the effects of the Great Depression. For this assignment, we are asked to view some of his work during that time period and compare it … Continue reading
Homework#3!
I believe Walker Evans approach in to taking photos of the train passengers were to capture the misfortune and devastations everyone was going through during that time. When people take a train, they have a goal, a goal to reach … Continue reading
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Even’s Portraits
Walkerâs Evensâ Subway Portraits are creepy but yet interesting. He photographed people when they werenât conscious that there was a camera present. It shows their ârealâ mood and their posture isnât fixed as if these individuals saw a camera. I … Continue reading
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Homework #3: Walker Evans’ Subway Portraits
The photographs Evans had taken are interesting because you can see the people’s facial expressions of what they are going through during the Depression Era. During the Depression Era, he was trying to capture the people’s expressions, instead of having … Continue reading
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Hw #3
Evansâ approaches to photography, in which includes the subway photos show a sense of normal life. He wanted to show the life of an American that was going through hardship, in which he thought that people taking the subway was … Continue reading
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HW#3, Walker Evan Subway Couple
I think there are similarities between the riders expression during Depression Era and todayâs riders. The photograph of Walker Evan, The Subway Couple showed a photograph of a couple sat on the train and looked confused when Evan was taking … Continue reading
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my idea of Evans approach to photography
By looking at all the picture of Evanâs photography, it looks like he took all the picture secretly. I think his approach to photography was good because on the depression era I donât think anyone would be down to give … Continue reading
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Rachie: Evans and his Subway Portraits
The way Walker Evans secretly snapped pictures of unsuspecting passengers is surely interesting, since he is able to capture candid photographs. But it probably caused some suspicion among the riders, which is seen in some of their uncomfortable looks. It … Continue reading