Magnum Photographers

What does it mean to be a  magnum photographers?:

It means you take pictures of many different things, like natural disasters or big events.  They edit there pictures in New York, London, Tokyo, and Paris and provides them to the press, publishers, advertising, television, galleries, and museums. Magnum photography is owned by it's photography members.

 Henri Cartier-Bresson

What is his style? Surrelism

What was Cartier known for? Taking photos, painting, and publishing a few books.

I really like this picture because it has so much emotion.  This person is locked up behind bars, and is obviously going insane.  He or she wants out of that place now. This is cool because they're as far out of the cell and they can be, but can't go any further.

This photo is cool to look at because of guy jumping and his shadow.  I think the shadow makes the picture perfect, and I also like the fence as a background.

I really like the angle of this picture.  It's taken from a high point of view, looking down.  The stairs in the picture make it a really good photograph because it stands out.  First, you look at the stairs, and then see the biker.  The biker is blurry, which makes me infer he's going fast.

The background on this picture is good.  I think it would be better if the guy in the front was the only person in the picture.  I think the people walking, and the cars take away from the picture, but I still really like it.  The trees are good scenery.

The framing on this picture as awesome. It's like I'm looking into someone's life with out them knowing.  The hole in the wall gives the picture a lot of meaning, like how they look like they're living in a poor community.

 Robert Capa

What is his style? War

Why is he named “the greatest war photographer in the world”? Because he took pictures of the war.

 

Robert Capa is known as 'The Greatest War Photographer In The World' from taking pictures in the 1938 Spanish Civil War.  He was born in Andrew Fridemann as a Jew.  He studied political science, and honestly hated war.  He was driven out og his country by the treat of Nazi regime and settled in Paris in 1933.  Capa was represented by Alliance Photo and worked together with Gersa Taro, a journalist/photographer.  They sold their prints under the name 'famous.'  He took ongoing photographs of the Spanish Civil War, and when his companion Gerda was killed in Spain, Capa left for China.  A year later he went to New York. Capa also took photographs of World War II, D-Day, the liberation of Paris, and the Battle of Bulge. Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, David Seymour, George Rodger, and William Vandivertfounded Magnum photography in 1947.  On May 25, 1954 Capa was killed in Thai-Binh, Indochina by stepping on a landmine while he was taking photos for Life Magazine.

 I think it's really cool how all the men in this photograph are cheering out a train window.  I don't know exactly what is going on, but they seem ready.  I also like the words in a different language at the bottom of the page. I wonder what they say?

This photo is neat because the facial expressions tell a story.  This is one of those kinds of pictures where i says a thousand words.  It looks like the man just got back from war, because the has his uniform and they are smiling.  They seem really happy to see each other.

 This picture is awesome. It looks like the people are parachuting, and they wires are chaotic. It looks like a very busy photo. Also, I really like all the black and white photos.  Personally, I think black and white photos are more appealing to look at.

This is a cool picture because of the lighting coming though the leaves.

Elli Reed

 The framing of this picture is awesome.  I've taken a picture though  baseball fence before and I thought it was the coolest thing. If the person wasn't sitting there, I think I would like the picture more.  I feel like this framing would be better a scenery than a portrait.

 These kids look like they're having a lot of fun. I really like how the front of the picture is only the kids waist down, because all the kids are trying to stand on there hands, so without seeing the rest of the kid, you know exactly what he's doing.  It makes the photo different and more appealing. I also like how as your look further into the picture it looks like you're standing right with them.

 Did this chick really take a picture of Tupac?! His neckless makes his tattoos stick out.  He looks like he was something on his mind.  I wonder why his shirt is only half way off?