Topic 1:
The photographer of the week I'm researching is Margaret Bourke-White. She was born in Bronx, New York to Minnie and Joseph White. She did the first cover photo for life magazine in 1936, which showed the Fort Peck Dam.
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| Courtesy: US Army Corps of Engineers |
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| Courtesy: Atget Photography.com |
She also did this very famous photo of the Great Depression.
I like how her photos seem very personal, like we can understand the subject's emotions by merely looking at her photos. She always seemed to be at the right place at the right time, so she was able to get amazing photos of events nobody else could.
Topic 2:
"It's What I Do" by Lynsey Addario is an engaging book. What I've read has been interesting, but it isn't a comfortable read. In the first part, she describes what it was like to be a photojournalist in war. Her experience with violence around her, and her need of adrenaline to feel like she is doing worth while work is incredible. She describes what a war photographer's mind is like, "We feel more comfortable in the darkest places than we do back home, where life seems too simple and too easy" (22).
Addario's childhood was less than perfect, as she was around drugs and alcohol, with no real rules. Her father abandoned her and her family for another man. Her three sisters names all begin with an "L", which I thought was interesting.
One of the most impacting pictures to me was the picture of Addario's shoe without the shoelaces, about a month after she and her was kidnapped. It was very strange that no one had picked up the shoe, or that the sand hadn't covered it. The laces used to tie her hands were obviously missing, but the shoe was still untouched.
Despite these dangers, she still loves her job, almost as if she depends on it for her existence. In other words, her work is her life essence. She sees it as the reason she is on the earth. She needs to show the world what's happening in war-torn countries; what it is like to live there. Addario is one of the bravest people I know of, because she does her job, even though she isn't forced.
Addario's childhood was less than perfect, as she was around drugs and alcohol, with no real rules. Her father abandoned her and her family for another man. Her three sisters names all begin with an "L", which I thought was interesting.
One of the most impacting pictures to me was the picture of Addario's shoe without the shoelaces, about a month after she and her was kidnapped. It was very strange that no one had picked up the shoe, or that the sand hadn't covered it. The laces used to tie her hands were obviously missing, but the shoe was still untouched.
Despite these dangers, she still loves her job, almost as if she depends on it for her existence. In other words, her work is her life essence. She sees it as the reason she is on the earth. She needs to show the world what's happening in war-torn countries; what it is like to live there. Addario is one of the bravest people I know of, because she does her job, even though she isn't forced.
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