War photography

American Civil War started in the spring of 1961. The civil war in America was a time in which photographers spread far and wide to capture the war. Newspapers and other outlets put out word for photographers to go and take photographs of the war, men would flock to portrait studios to have their photograph made in their new uniforms so there are many civil war photographs that were taken during the four year period of the war. Unlike Fentons photographs the photographers of the civil war got…

Since the creation of photography, photographic images have been used to shape the public’s knowledge through means such as staged photos, photo manipulation, and photos portrayed in the media. These photos have been used to give a visual taste of history all the way from World Wars to nationwide depressions. The camera has been a very significant part of history due to the fact of it giving the opportunity to see what things looked like during different times. Photographers like Henry…

the invention of photography? “The term camera obscure was first used by…

increasingly integral to how we live within society therefore an important source in research. Throughout this essay there will be focus on how photographs participate in shaping cultural, social and public understandings of the past. The discovery of photography was announced in 1839. With…

artist", photography can cease to be the "static record" of a moment in time and transcend to a "deeper level" of artistic understanding. Momaday makes these claims when discussing the work of renowned photographer Edward S. Curtis, who spent his lifetime perfecting the art of photography while capturing images of Native Americans. Upon examining Edward S. Curtis's photographic work and the effects of photography on American culture, one can clearly see that Momaday's claims of photography…

David Campany’s - Aftermath/Late Photography – ‘Safety in Numbness’ Edmund Clark: War of Terror on at the Imperial War Museum Edmund Clark is an award winning artist with awards from the Royal Photographic Society in which he received the Hood Medal for his outstanding photography work for public service, The British Journal of Photography International Photography Award and was shortlisted for the Prix Picket under the category of Power. He links his work with history, politics and…

having a career in photography is stupid. In all reality, having a career in photography can get you a lot of money and can be fun at the same time. In this essay I will discuss the types of jobs in photography and the cons of having a job in photography. There are many job opportunities in the photography field. The ones I came across were: wedding, scientific, fine arts, industrial, forensic, sports, fashion, wildlife, war, and astrophotography. With a career in photography, you can get paid…

Photography started with a camera, the basic idea that a moment in the physical life could be accurately captured and placed upon a sheet. The first camera invented was made by Alexander Wolcott. His camera was patented on May 8, 1840. Alexander Wolcott’s invention made it possible for candid photos to be taken and not fade away with time (Gerber, 2015). Previously, many had attempted to develop machines that captured life but these developments were less advanced. Over time, the camera…

he uses photography to push our popular perceptions of sexuality and fine art. The first conflict that Robert Mapplethorpe faced was the age of photography itself. Photography has not been around for very long. In fact, it was not fully considered or recognized an art form throughout the 19th century do to it being the most mechanical (not to mention newest) of mediums. Liz Wells acknowledges this argument, stating, “Central to the nineteenth-century debate about the nature of photography as a…

Photography Changed the World An image, in its most simple form, is produced in a dark box, with a small hole to let light in. However, the image is not permanent. In order to make the image stay, two photographers created two different processes. Louis Daguerre, who is credited with inventing photography, used a large polished sheet of copper that was sensitized by iodine vapor. Then he exposed it in a large box camera. Once the exposure was made, Daguerre developed the image in mercury fumes…