Monthly Archives: April 2018

I think that Evans’ secretive approach to taking the pictures was pretty cool. But, if I was one of those people I would have been very upset once I saw my unprepared face in a book for the whole country … Continue reading →

Walker Evans’ portraits of subway riders with a concealed camera, display commuters with facial expressions in a range of skeptical to avoiding eye contact. It’s interesting to me that the work is described by Jennifer Ludden as being able to … Continue reading →

Evan’s approach to photography seems to be capture the undoctored glimpses of these people on the subway. From the interview it seems that Evan cared a lot for trying to not only capture the times in which he lived but also … Continue reading →

During the Depression era Walker Evans took pictures of people on the New York City subways. I think that these photographs that he took was pretty interesting because it didn’t seem like it was staged or anything. The photographs of the … Continue reading →

Walker Evans’ photography of people on the New York City subways between 1938 & 1941, was a reflection of how people expressed themselves without being biased by a photographer’s setting.  Usually people will present themselves when they notice that someone … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

Pictures are taken with a motive.It usually shows the emotion one wants to reflect.Walker Evans’ clandestine photographs seem to show the feelings of these passengers during a rough time, The Great Depression. His way of capturing the problem being dealt … Continue reading →

Im my opinion, Walken Evan’s photographs are very interesting on a master level.  Learning that Evan used a hidden, mysterious camera to snap portraits secretly is something that meets the photographer methods. Learning to take photos like others take thime … Continue reading →

There is no similarity between the rider’s face expressions during depression and today’s subway ride. When I ride the subway to college and back home I see people are playing games on the phone while they are listening to music. … Continue reading →

Walken Evan’s photographs are quite extraordinary and profound. Upon reading on how Evan used a hidden camera to snap portraits at public, I thought to myself “ my my how tedious this must have been.” The camera that is hidden … Continue reading →