Essays on Photography

People always say photographs can help keep the important moments in their lives alive, or that every picture has a story to it. In our history books, photos show and tell a story of the past. In nineteen-thirty-six, at a camp for seasonal agricultural workers...

Born in San Francisco, a famous photographer of the mid to late 1900s, Ansel Adams made his mark on the world with his stunning contributions to the photography world. Adams, due to his lonely childhood, Adams found joy through nature with his frequent exploring through...

Walter Benjamin begins his essay, The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction by stating that, “In principle a work of art has always been reproducible.” This statement is quintessentially, both the gist and the concern raised by him in order to highlight...

The war photography is one of the branches of photographic practice and the significant source for the visual history of past times. Soon after its invention and wide spreading, photography was beneficially used for depicting the various regions of the world, where the military operations...

There are many countries in the world that boast about their historical achievements; 196 to be accurate. Each of these nations swell with pride while displaying to people how great their country is and have numerous narratives of their legacy. Canada is a nation which...

A social issue is a problem that influences a large number of the people within society. It is often a conflicting opinion on the grounds of what is perceived as a morally right. Social issues are affecting the world as we get on with our...

Joel Meyerowitz is one of the most amazing photographer that I have had the pleasure of researching. Joel is to be considered a street photographer that really began in mid-nineteenth-century. His work is just simply breathtaking and unbelievably visually captivating. Joel paved the road along...

Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.” – Dorothea Lange (1895 – 1965).  Meaning “drawing with light”, photography essentially combines two distinct sciences, optics – the crossing of light rays to form an image inside a camera, and chemistry...

Selfies are photographs that one takes of himself or herself. When the front-facing camera became conventional, selfies became more prominent in modern-day culture. This created the slang term “selfie” as well as the utilization of selfies to become popular. According to one of Google’s reports,...

The beginning of the twentieth century saw new forms of mechanical reproduction making its way into the cultural domains of society. While photography is now a recognized art form, associated with popular culture, this was not the case in the ninetieth century. Photography has long...

In the year 2017, the birth of artist Beyoncé’s twins was what social media was raving about. The anticipation and excitement of the release of the photographs and the birth announcement of her new born twins were leaving social media users and fans eager to...

This photo is a portrayal of Show Fate, the nineteenth century regulation that the extension of the US all through the American landmasses was both legitimized and inescapable. The picture passes on the modernization of the new west. Columbia, a representation of the Unified States...

The research of the intricacies of food photography and the relevant techniques is important and should be understood by design practitioners who plan to pursue a career in the food photography industry. With the explosion of social media sharing over the past decade, it is...

It was the 30’s the weather was crazy, and people lived through hardship and intense poverty. During this time a lot of families migrating were impoverished, which led them to toil hard to get through. This photo is called the “Migrant Mother” it was taken...

This image is one of many photographs of model Tallulah Willis taken by American photographer Tyler Shields as part of his work for his second book “Provocateur” which was released on January 3d 2017. The book showcases many upcoming young people in the media spotlight,...

Poppies uses color and texture imagery to symbolize how she reminisces of her son and her experiences in past times. ‘An ornamental stitch’ gives connotations of clothing and textiles. ‘stitch’ is a metaphor which illustrates how closely bonded the mother and son were together, as...

Rodney Torres is a Filipino celebrity, travel, portrait and fashion photographer. He was born March 14, 1978, and is based in Manila, Philippines. Among several of his capabilities, he is well known for his publicity shoots of actresses Donnalyn Bartolome and Meg Imperial. In the...

As temperatures plummet, and the thought of spending time outdoors gets increasingly daunting, I explore the world from the comfort of photography institutions in the Netherlands. Several thought-provoking photo exhibitions are on this winter, and the works of these featured Dutch as well as international...

The major foundation of all civilizations, cultures and religions is the concept of community. A family, a town, a nation, a world, united in the search for a utopian society, has been the dreams of philosophers since the dawning of civilization. A united based people...

Images of trees in a forest covered with snow may be foreign to people who have never ventured out into the rural wilderness. However, Ansel Adam’s who was an early 1900’s photographer loved capturing outdoor images, as landscapes were his favorite. Trees and Snow was...

A lifeless body lying on a plush earth with jagged rocks protruding from it, while light bleed frames the shot of the rifle just above the male’s upper torso, is the photograph I chose for this analysis paper. A Sharpshooter’s Last Sleep is an image...

The first digital camera was made by Kodak somewhere in the late 70s. Ever since then there have been experiments on the way photography has evolved both as an art and as a hobby. The art of clicking photos is to realize and take note...

Derived from the Pictorialism, the Modernist movement began in 1910 and was a means in which photographers used to produce images with a sharp focus while exploiting the camera as a mechanical tool (2018, Artsy). Following the Modernist movement, Post – Modernism was established (2013,...

With a view to instructing the specialty of photography I began my own business as Events Photographer by the name of “Moments Bucket”. To be honest this was a learning scale for me and all through the report I attempted to examined on the efficient...

From the early caveman paintings we have always been akin to record and capture events that have certain significance to us. There were always developments and inventions of mediums to aid with his process. However with invention of camera, doumenting events has changed significantly as...

Kids photography is an up and coming trend nowadays. It is the best way to capture precious memories that make children look happy and adorable. Couples, across the globe, are choosing kids photo shoots for all special milestones that help them capture moments they cherish...

Tripods come in all shapes, sizes, and value ranges. They all appear to do a similar thing, however similarly as cameras or lights, everything relies upon your particular necessities for the kind of video work you do. Unfortunately, most people today are far excessively centered...

African girl Sarah Forbes Bonatta who was the queen of Queen Victoria. This photo looks dissonant because at that time Africans had an unenviable position in society, and Africa itself was actively colonized by Europeans. This photo conveys the charm of femininity, the purity of...

Facets of Existence One flawless Californian summer day, my uncle and I went on a photography excursion. In the moments I spent with my uncle my entire view of photography changed. He explained to me that photography is the art of capturing something beautiful that...

It was the invention of clothes and certainly not nature’s imperative, that made “private parts” private. The things we do not usually see. The Nude: Art from the Tate Collection follows the nude through two hundred years of art and as the title suggests, draws...