Lynsey Addario, 2004
Lynsey Addario is an American photojournalist currently based in New Delhi, India. She starting professionally taking photographs in 1996 without any prior photographic training. She takes photographs for The New York Times and the National Geographic. Most of her works photograph conflicts and humanitarian issues.
This is a photo taken of a group of Sudanese women in Selea, West Darfur. There were displaced from their homes when it was attacked by the Sudanese government. However, I chose this photo as something related to "traditional regalia" because this first thing I noticed in this was all the bright colors that the women are wearing. Reds, blues, yellows, pinks, oranges, purples all in one area and its really cheerful in contrast to their lives and things they have lived through.
“Afghan Girl” (1984)
Steve McCurry
This photograph was taken at the Nasir Bagh refugee camp, in Pakistan, after the Soviet Union bombed Afghanistan. In 1984, this girl’s village was attacked and she fled to a refugee camp in Pakistan. Steve McCurry, a journalist for National Geographic Magazine, was there covering a story on the refugees. Steve McCurry has worked as a journalist with National Geographic Magazine for over 20 years, and has spent several years in Southeast Asia, India, Africa, and the Middle East. To see more of his work in these countries visit
http://www.stevemccurry.com/main.phpI chose this picture because when it was taken and published in the National Geographic Magazine in 1985, it was during the Soviet War in Afghanistan, and this picture captured the people’s mind. This girl became the face of refugees in Afghanistan to many people in America and it represents the struggle for life that many people face, not only in Afghanistan but in other war torn countries.
“Ballerina” (1954)
Milton H. Greene
Milton Greene is an American fashion and celebrity photographer born in New York City in 1922. For over four decades, his career was very successful and he was one of the most celebrated photographers. Today, he is most famous for his work with Marilyn Monroe, but has worked with many famous figures such as Frank Sinatra, Grace Kelly, Sammy Davis Jr., Elizabeth Taylor, Audrey Hepburn, Andy Warhol, Alfred Hitchcock, and Steve McQueen.
This is a photograph of Marilyn Monroe, an American actress, singer, model and fashion icon in the 50’s. I chose this famous photograph of her taken by Milton Greene because at the time it was taken represented women’s fashion in America. I particularly like this photo of her because it is very simple. She is sitting in a studio and she looks as if she was talking while the picture was taken, or slightly self-conscious. But her pose with the dress catches your eye and she looks very elegant.
Annie Leibovich
This is a promotional ad by Annie Leibovitz for Louis Vuitton with Rolling Stones guitarist, Keith Richards. Annie Leibovitz is a portrait photographer. She started her photography career with the Rolling Stones Magazine. Her first job was to photograph John Lennon and after that, she was made the chief photographer for Rolling Stone. Now she works a lot as the Vanity Fair chief photographer. I chose this picture at first because I love Keith Richards. But then when I looked at the photograph and payed attention to the detail, I liked it because of the set. He's in a hotel room and the room's kind of a mess. There's black scarves draped over the lamps with add to the lighting atmosphere, and a skull on the night stand. And then there is a cup of tea and a book on the Louis Vuitton bag they are promoting. I like the detail in this.
William Hogarth
William Hogarth, an English painter born in 1697, was a major painter of his time. He did a lot of satirist paintings and cartoons that made fun of contemporary politics, much like our modern day political cartoons. This became known “Hogarthian.”
I chose this picture by William Hogarth before I knew anything about him or his style of painting. This is because I liked how all the people in the painting are chilled back in their chairs and not at all posed like you would expect in a painting of rich people (or royals) in that time. It’s almost like a behind-the-scenes of what really goes on when they are not in the public eye. So when I researched some more about Hogarth, I realized that was exactly what he was depicting.
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