Thursday, December 1, 2016

Top 100 Photos of All Time

1. Why did you pick this image? What caught your eye?
The woman in the picture is so elegant, and the elements in the image are so exciting.

2. Summarize what you read. How about 2-3 sentences explaining the photo.
This photo re inspired the fashion world to take back elegance, instead of having the "girl next door' look being the new fad. The most famous model at the time grouped up with the most famous photographer at the time, and the photographer had the idea to introduce emotion and personality ti create the picture to be art, not just showcase it.

3. Every photo has some additional information, links, readings, or videos associated. Please tell me what you learned in addition to the actual photo.
The photo created a new starting point for two different forms of art. The photo almost destroyed the perceived idea of what the two art forms were capable of producing.

4. Look up the photographer. Post this famous image of theirs PLUS one more of theirs that catches your eye.


5. Find a biography of the photographer and provide the following information:

Name: Richard Avedon
Birth and death year: 1923-2004
Born where: New York City, NY
School attended Columbia University





1. Why did you pick this image? What caught your eye?

It seemed to be one of the only pictures that showed joy and extreme amounts of positivity.

2. Summarize what you read. How about 2-3 sentences explaining the photo.
This picture is widely known today as one of the most famous acts of joy ever caught on camera. This picture was taken on the first "V-Day" or Victory day due to the end of World War II.

3. Every photo has some additional information, links, readings, or videos associated. Please tell me what you learned in addition to the actual photo.
This photo was taken by one of the first 4 LIFE photographers, and became an instant success and arguably one of the most famous pictures from that time period, maybe even today.

4. Look up the photographer. Post this famous image of theirs PLUS one more of theirs that catches your eye.


5. Find a biography of the photographer and provide the following information:

Name: Alfred Eisenstaedt
Birth and death year: 1898-1995
Born where: Tczew, Portland
School attended: Humboldt University of Berlin




1. Why did you pick this image? What caught your eye?
This is a picture that I have always been shown, but I never knew why the picture was taken and the effect of the picture.

2. Summarize what you read. How about 2-3 sentences explaining the photo.
The photographer's purpose of the photo was to humanize and to show the reality of what america had become at the time. By taking the picture and showing the world the reality of what was happening, the authorities were informed, they sent 20,000 pounds of food.

3. Every photo has some additional information, links, readings, or videos associated. Please tell me what you learned in addition to the actual photo.
I never knew that her pictures caused people to get food, this is the most i have ever heard of a photo affecting someone's life.

4. Look up the photographer. Post this famous image of theirs PLUS one more of theirs that catches your eye.

5. Find a biography of the photographer and provide the following information:

Name: 
Birth and death year: 1895-1965
Born where: Hoboken, NJ
School attended: Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts 


1. Why did you pick this image? What caught your eye?

This man is surrounded by his family and loved ones, looks like he is already dead. It is something that forces people to look at a fear that almost everyone can relate to.

2. Summarize what you read. How about 2-3 sentences explaining the photo.
This photo was taken by a woman that wanted to show the word the reality of AIDS. This photo was

3. Every photo has some additional information, links, readings, or videos associated. Please tell me what you learned in addition to the actual photo.
This photo caused a series of protests and a huge uproar in the AIDS awareness in the US. A company

4. Look up the photographer. Post this famous image of theirs PLUS one more of theirs that catches your eye.

5. Find a biography of the photographer and provide the following information:

Name: Therese Frare
Birth and death year: -
Born where: Ohio?
School attended: Ohio University


1. Why did you pick this image? What caught your eye?

I have never seen someone openly reveal a picture like this, sure people post pictures of bruises and scars caused from domestic abuse, but i have never seen it in action.

2. Summarize what you read. How about 2-3 sentences explaining the photo.
The photo was of two professional friends of the photographer. One day they got into an argument, and the photographer decided to take a picture of what was happening.

3. Every photo has some additional information, links, readings, or videos associated. Please tell me what you learned in addition to the actual photo.
I learned that this picture caused an uproar in woman's right and protection against domestic abuse.

4. Look up the photographer. Post this famous image of theirs PLUS one more of theirs that catches your eye. 

5. Find a biography of the photographer and provide the following information:

Name: Donna Ferrato
Birth and death year: 1949
Born where: Waltham, MA
School attended: Self-taught

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