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<\/a>Image by Robert Capa<\/p><\/div>\n
Photographers like Robert Capa created images that documented life altering events and told stories that had lasting effects on the world beyond their lifetime.\u00a0 His photos of WWII told the story of D-Day, a battle that greatly influenced the outcome of the entire war.\u00a0 His photographs brought the reality of what was going to the doorsteps of civilians all over the world.\u00a0 His photographs influenced lives.*<\/p>\n
* Capa took 106 photographs during D-Day on Omaha Beach, all but eleven of them were destroyed in a post processing accident in the Time<\/em> photo editing labs (how would you like to be that technician).\u00a0 The 11 photographs that survived are called the Magnificent Eleven (Wika-freakin-pedia<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n Migrant Mother by Dorthea Lange<\/p><\/div>\n Dorothea Lange’s iconic \u201cMigrant Mother\u201d defined an era, the photograph is considered the face of the Great Depression.\u00a0 Her ability to convey a story with her photograph had such an impact that it created a public outcry which forced the Federal Resettlement Administration to send food and supplies to the migratory labor farm she was photographed at in Nipomo, California.*<\/p>\n * At the time of this photograph Florence Owens Thompson (the woman in the image) and her family were living off of birds her children killed and vegetables from a nearby field.\u00a0 Sadly, she and her 7 kids had moved on by the time the government sent aid.\u00a0 Nobody knew who she was until she revealed herself through a newspaper article in 1976.<\/p>\n Great stories seem to always leave readers wondering what is going to happen from chapter to chapter…\u00a0 Otherwise, what gets us to flip from one page to the next?\u00a0 Memorable photographs that tell a story and change lives often leave us wondering what’s going on.\u00a0 What relationship does the main subject have with his or her environment or other subjects around them?\u00a0 This wonder spurs discovery, we (curious like a cat) decide to find out what exactly is happening and engage the photograph rather than simply viewing it and moving on.<\/p>\n Diversity by John Barbiaux<\/p><\/div>\n Using an image like the one above I could tell you a story about race without ever typing a word.\u00a0 Using a single photograph like this I can tell what I would consider as a short story, add another photo like the one below I could convey an entire novel to you about racial inequality in St. Thomas.<\/p>\n Inequality by John Barbiaux<\/p><\/div>\n Capturing images that leave viewers wondering is a great way to engage viewers and tell a story but you need more than that, you need relationships.<\/p>\n Relationships between subjects or relationships between the subject and their surroundings creates context and depth to the image as well as the story.<\/p>\n City Blizzard by John Barbiaux<\/p><\/div>\n One of the most common mistakes I see in street photography is the photographers inability to give an image context or create some sort of feeling with his or her photograph.\u00a0 This can happen for a number of reasons but more often than not it’s because the photographer is using a telephoto lens (perhaps because of a fear of getting close to their subject) and this give the image a cropped overall flat look and feeling.*<\/p>\n * Once again, there is an exception to every rule…<\/p>\n The reason 35mm and 50mm (and even 28mm) are so popular with street photographers and photojournalists is because they are able to get closer to their subjects while retaining some of the surroundings which gives context to what they are shooting.\u00a0 If you get too close with a telephoto lens you may end up over isolating your subject and taking away from the possible story or context.<\/p>\n<\/a>Wonderlust<\/span><\/h2>Not to be confused with wanderlust<\/span><\/div><\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/a>Relationships<\/span><\/h2>Everybody needs somebody...<\/span><\/div>\n
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