The Genius of Photography.
"Right Place, Right Time"
1. What is described as “one of the most familiar concepts of photography”?
The decisive moments, because the good photographer is someone that was in the right place in the right time.
2. Should you trust photography?
Entrust in the photography was a big mistake in the beginning, because the pictures don't explain the the real reason for the war.
3. What was revolutionary about the Leica in 1925?
The compact lens created a brand new style of instant photography, and change the display to the side allowing you to stay with one eye open while had taken photos, why Leica revolutionized photography.
4. What did George Bernard Shaw say about all the paintings of Christ?
He said he could replace all the paintings of Christ by a photo (snapshot).
5. Why were Tony Vaccaro’s negatives destroyed by the army censors?
Because the negatives had images of people / soldiers dead, and the censors felt that the world was not prepared to see these images.
6. Who was Henryk Ross? What was his job?
He was a photographer Polish Jewish man who worked as a photojournalist. During the Holocaust was hired by the Department of Statistics of the Jewish council as a photographer to see the number of Jews living in the ghetto.
7. Which show was a sticking plaster for the wounds of war, how many people saw it and what cliché photography did it end on.
The Family of Man was the name of the show. More than nine million people saw it. It ends with a photograph of W. Eugene Smith, in which his two children walking in your own garden in the direction of the light.
8. Why did Joel Meyerowitz photograph Ground Zero in colour?
Because he did not want his photo look like a tragedy, so he photographed in color.
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