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Death of a Loyalist Soldier
When it comes to looking at the Death of a Loyalist Soldier photograph taken by Robert Capa I personally believe the photograph was staged. Nor do I believe Robert Whelans arguments were convincing. I honestly believe it was staged because … Continue reading
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HW #4 – Death of a Loyalist Soldier
I kind of do think the photo may have been staged because when I compared the two photos, the more famous one and then the other one where the man is holding the gun on his shoulders as he falls, … Continue reading
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Death of a Loyalist Soldier, Staged or No?
Robert Capa’s Death of a Loyalist Soldier has been a controversy ever since it came out. The picture shows a solider being shot, while Capa captured that exact moment. The controversies within this photo include people thinking it was staged … Continue reading
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Robert Capa’s Death of a Loyalist Soldier
Robert Capa’s Death of a Loyalist Soldier Robert Capa’s death of a loyalist soldier was a very big controversy in 1936 if it was a stage photo or was a soldier that got killed during the battled. According to the … Continue reading
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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
Walker’s Evens’ Subway Portraits are creepy but yet interesting. He photographed people when they weren’t conscious that there was a camera present. It shows their “real” mood and their posture isn’t 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
Evans’ 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 today’s 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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