In my opinion Walker Evan’s secret approach to photography is a great idea because even though he was wearing a disguise to hide the device he squeezes to capture the picture the commuters didn’t suspect he’s directly taking pictures of them, but that he was doing something strange. I liked how he captures different angles of people’s sitting so it’s not always directly in front of him, that gives it a little 3-D perspective of people. Many of the expressions people made back then were the same as today. Normally on the commute people are usually reflecting their day or thinking about what they are going to do, which is why some of the photographs had people with thinking expressions. I also noticed that people back then liked to read on the subway and I still see that today. Or sometimes people could be looking up or other directions to avoid eye contact with others, and that’s what I see in Evan’s photographs and modern day riders.
The picture on the left is an older man who seems to making a face with his lips pressed together and slanted sideways which reminded me of this image with a gentleman wearing a hat. http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/46094/walker-evans-subway-portrait-american-1938-1941/
The picture on the right I took are people either napping on the subway or reading a book and going on their phones to check something. In one of Evan’s photographs, there is a picture of a younger gentleman reading a newspaper. http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/45910/walker-evans-subway-portrait-american-1938-1941-print-about-1955-1965/
Man sleeping or thinking
Reading and use of technology
