Essays on Photography

In the year 1949, a photographer happened upon a small closely-tied community comprised of mainly Mexican-American residents. The small village like settlement according to the video, was located upon a hill that happened to have an overlooking view of downtown Los Angeles. Don Normark, (the…

The Flatiron is the one of the most definitive images of the New York city. It was captured by Alfred Stieglitz in 1903. The name of this photograph is The Flatiron. This photograph gained its name from the building Flatiron which is in New York….

What should you expect when you go to have a portrait made? You just dress up and go to the studio and say “Cheese”… Right? Oh, hell no!Yes, you could just walk in and let the photographer take care of everything. And you could come…

A very captivating way to see people’s emotions is photography. Through photos, people can understand a lot about somebody life. As usual, pictures with children describe sincere emotions, because they cannot lie and hide their feeling. Pictures from the 911 terrorist attack in New York…

The year 1990 marked a change, not only in the innovating world of photography but around all who are captivated by art at one point or another. The incredible editing tool we know as Photoshop was first created in 1988 by talented brothers Thomas and…

A Day in the Life of a Photography Student A picture is worth a thousand words. A statement this powerful captures, in essence, the concept and ideology of photography. We explore a day in the life of a Photography Student at Prestige Academy. “The photography…

Photos have the ability and power to change the world, they play a significant part in the wokeness of the people. In the photo, Colin Kaepernick and two other players are kneeling during the anthem, the simple act that made him lose everything and become…

The period between the 1950s and 1970s saw a resurgence in women’s rights and gender equality movements in the Netherlands. The Netherlands first saw a social and political shift for women representation during “first-wave feminism” in 1950. The second wave of women activism occurred in…

The photograph I picked was “Le Baiser de ‘hotel de ville”. It was taken place in Paris, France. Which translates to “The kiss by town hall” in English. The person that took the photo was named Robert Doisneau. The photo was taken in 1950. The…

Vicky Roy came from a poor family. Apart from him, he had three sisters and brothers. It was normal for them to beat their mother. Roy had a lot of grief to revolve but he was not allowed to play with other children since his…