Sally Mann, Family portraits, 1985-1991
This picture caught my eye initially because of the symmetry of the towel dividing the picture into two separate photographs. I absolutely love the grain, it adds to the emotion set behind this picture and what the photograph displays. I also really enjoy how the background is the part of the picture that holds the people being photographed, and the foreground hangs a towel that becomes very important to this picture as well. The tones in this photograph also add to the feeling that is being carried through the elements of this photograph.
Bruce Davidson
Freedom March 1961
I cannot get over the emotion that is being emitted from this photograph. I feel so much while I look at this, and it is almost like I am witnessing this event happen right before my eyes, I can almost feel myself want to reach into the picture to help in any way I can. The moment this picture was captured was absolutely perfect to give a strong impact to the viewer and to show two different sides of a story, especially one like this. The use of decisive moment is absolutely brilliant in this piece, and I wouldn't want to see it done any other way.
Lewis Hine
Child Labor in the American South
I was first drawn to the emotion that lingers in the girls face. As a viewer you get to see this situation from a different perspective and point of view. The way the camera is positioned and the fact that the lens is positioned perfectly so that it is at eye level with the small girl makes her that much more relatable. This photograph was controversial at this point in time, and that's also what makes it extremely powerful. I can almost feel what the small girl feels while this photograph was being taken, it's almost as if the girl is silently pleading with her eyes, and that sends chills down my spine. It's an absolutely wonderful photograph, and carries a very raw feelings, which is perfect for what the photographer, Lewis Hine, was trying to convey.
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