“Photography can only represent the present. Once photographed, the subject becomes part of the past.” – Berenice Abbott
A photograph displays more to the human eye than expected; on “looking” at photographs we are captivated in an artistic narrative formed – it’s said that we are engaged in personal creation that is not provided with given endings, reflections are modified, something’s are altered, memories are re-defined, and “new” memories and expectations develop. With this being said, Dorothea Lange and David Moore are photographers whose work speaks in depth of societies past, present and future. Their pieces not only document the ever changing reality of contemporary society but also reflect human dignity and courage. They document …show more content…
In this essay, the topics which are analysed are the successful techniques, choice of subject matter and the composition.
For this essay, I have chosen to analyse a photograph by Dorothea Lange and David Moore.
- The ‘Migrant Woman’ (1966)
- ‘Truckload of cotton pickers’
David Moore was Australia’s most renowned and broadly travelled photojournalist, whereas Dorothea Lange was an inspirational American documenter whom specialised in photography. Though Dorothea Lange was best well-known for her ‘Depression-era’ work where her photographs humanised the consequences the Great depression had inflicted; David Moore was totally different. His extraordinary archive of photographs covers both his homeland and other significant countries over his career
The photograph, ‘Migrant Woman (1966)’ holds so much raw passion; it can be seen as a recorded memory for the photographer or for the subject being photographed.
“Moore saw apprehension, doubt, excitement and even a little fear expressed in the faces of passengers coming to a new land,” (Alan Davies, The State Library of NSW (1966), Luminous Lint) and one this particular elderly woman’s face was a range of expressions, all seized in this
A photograph displays more to the human eye than expected; on “looking” at photographs we are captivated in an artistic narrative formed – it’s said that we are engaged in personal creation that is not provided with given endings, reflections are modified, something’s are altered, memories are re-defined, and “new” memories and expectations develop. With this being said, Dorothea Lange and David Moore are photographers whose work speaks in depth of societies past, present and future. Their pieces not only document the ever changing reality of contemporary society but also reflect human dignity and courage. They document …show more content…
In this essay, the topics which are analysed are the successful techniques, choice of subject matter and the composition.
For this essay, I have chosen to analyse a photograph by Dorothea Lange and David Moore.
- The ‘Migrant Woman’ (1966)
- ‘Truckload of cotton pickers’
David Moore was Australia’s most renowned and broadly travelled photojournalist, whereas Dorothea Lange was an inspirational American documenter whom specialised in photography. Though Dorothea Lange was best well-known for her ‘Depression-era’ work where her photographs humanised the consequences the Great depression had inflicted; David Moore was totally different. His extraordinary archive of photographs covers both his homeland and other significant countries over his career
The photograph, ‘Migrant Woman (1966)’ holds so much raw passion; it can be seen as a recorded memory for the photographer or for the subject being photographed.
“Moore saw apprehension, doubt, excitement and even a little fear expressed in the faces of passengers coming to a new land,” (Alan Davies, The State Library of NSW (1966), Luminous Lint) and one this particular elderly woman’s face was a range of expressions, all seized in this