1.What is described as “One of the most familiar concepts in photography”?
This is an image by Henry Cartier Bresson and is called “Gare Saint Lazare” and was created in 1933. This was known as the decisive moment and this is one of the most familiar concepts in photography. He saw himself as a painter however this image transformed photography. It is about being in the right place at the right time, or he would wait long enough until something like this happened or seeing the possibilities of an image and it is the moment in which you choose to take the image that is decisive.
2.Should you trust a photograph?
There are different views on trusting a photograph and some people say it is a mistake to trust them however others believe they capture reality and are able to be trusted as you have to have a photograph on your passport not a painting so a photograph is more trustworthy.
3.What was revolutionary about the Leica in 1925?
The Leica was revolutionary in 1925 because it was compact, quiet and had the latest lens technology so it made way for a new style of instant photography as they were easier to carry around and didn’t always require a tripod so it also allowed different levels and angles of photography. There was also the fact that the viewfinder was on the left of the camera instead of the middle so you could still have one eye seeing the world instead of the whole camera blocking your vision.
4.What did George Bernard Shaw say about all the paintings of Christ?
George Bernard Shaw said that he would exchange every painting of Christ for just one snapshot which shows the power of photography and how they are more trustworthy than paintings.
5.Why were Tony Vaccaros’ negatives destroyed by the army censors?
Tony Vaccaro had 10 rolls of film destroyed by army censors because they contained images of dead GI’s which was a moment he decided to capture that the world was not ready to accept or to be faced with so for that reason they were destroyed.
6.Who was Henryk Ross and what was his job?
Henryk Ross was a polish Jew who along with 164,000 others had to stay in a Nazi ghetto for 4 years until it was shut down in 1944. He was a photographer and kept a unique record of the events that actually took place, he also had to document the production of goods which were sold to make money.
7.Which show was a “sticking plaster for the wounds of the war”, how many people saw it and what “cliché” did it end on?
The show “The family of man” was an exhibition in New York in 1955. It was like a walk through version of life magazine and was said to be a “sticking plaster for the wounds of the war.” It contained over 500 images from 273 photographers both amature and professional. There were five travelling versions toured worldwide and by 1964 there had been 9 million viewers. It ended on the cliché of an image by W Eugene Smith, of his children walking through his garden in to the light to show the start of their sentimental journey through life.
8.Why did Joel Meyerowitz photograph ground zero in colour?
Joel Meyerowitz wanted to photograph ground zero and was told no photographs were allowed as it was a crime scene but he disagreed as it was a public place and if there was no photographs there would be no history. He wanted to make a record through his images so he spent 8 months with a large format camera on the site photographing the aftermath of the event. He wanted to photograph it in colour as he felt keeping it in black and white would make it still seem like a tragedy as it has a tragic element to black and white images.
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