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Cameron Crone- he focuses on the everyday things people ignore or often consider trash. The way he captures's them makes you wonder about the story behind what happened. I particularly like the picture of the pool of cigarettes. Make you wonder who smokes there, if they do it regularly or if it was over a course of one night that they all accumulated.

Emily Margaret Madison- uses a lot of reflective material for her art. I also like that her whole piece sticks to one color pallette. It's intentional but still very free and artistic.

Gary Green- I love the set of pictures that just focus on ice. There are two pictures of huge perfectly sculpted ice cubes. They are red and blue- playing along with heat and coolness. It's a very simple concept but the image is iconic.

It evokes a lot of thoughts about brokenness, loss, and death. It also strongly suggests that World War 1 really influenced the emotional collapse of mankind afterward.

I learned that photography can be very impactful. The photomontage (almost like photoshopping) that was done to switch the truth was very interesting and scary. I do think people are more aware that photographs can be modified and don't always show the truth.

Magnum was formed 1947 in Paris after World War 2. The four founders wanted to explore and do more independent work without constraints.

George Rodger:

South Africa- 1947

Nippies- teashop waitresses

People at shelter watching enemy planes. England

'Hilters Doom' England

I mostly only use photography to capture important moments in my life. It is easy to do this on my iPhone since I’m always with me. I care about producing an image that will take me back to that exact moment in time by just looking at it. Admittedly, I’m not good at this. I would love to learn and gain experience through this class to better accomplish this. 

One of the most compelling ideas from Susan Sontag was that the art of photography only emerged after its industrialization. Before industrialization, cameras were too inconvenient and expensive for people to focus on creating pieces of art through this new media. Once cameras became more accessible, it was easier for people to learn how to use them and start experimenting with them as an art medium. This resonated with me since I’ve always gone through a learning period for all my creative hobbies. Once learning the basics, I feel comfortable playing around with it.

Flusser’s idea of cameras being playthings and photographers being players also supports this idea. They use tricks and find new ways of manipulating scenery for the perfect picture. This wouldn‘t be as obtainable without a camera that was easy to use. Innovations in the controls have allowed photographers to focus instead on the fine details of their pictures.