Photography Essays

This has always been my fear, the fear of what is going to happen next? Am I going to blend in or will I become the odd? I knew from the beginning that it would never be easy and I would hate it, nevertheless, I took a shot at it …

David Hockey is one of the legends of the art world. His interest in all mediums of art was apparent from his first days as a student at the Royal College in London, where he was known as a provincial boy who was constantly surprised by the innovations being made …

Margaret Atwood. Laconic and mysterious. A Canadian writer who embodies the concepts of a confessional poet. ‘This is a photograph of me’ evokes pathological readers to emphasise on their ideas, and again is accumulative with intertextuality to ‘Journey to the Interior’ The persona is divided into two types of writings, …

What is ethical and unethical regarding digital manipulation of media content that society is exposed to in modern days? There are many theories and beliefs regarding ethics of digital manipulation. Many people are under the impression that digital manipulation began with the invention of Photoshop like imaging software. The truth …

The advent of digital has seen the near demise of film in popular photography. With its instant results and ease of getting images into the computer and onto the internet, digital simply offers a lot more flexibility and ease of use for the average photographer. Gone is the need to …

Edward Weston began to exhibit the first symptoms of Parkinson’s disease in 1946 and by 1948 he had taken his final photograph. At the age of only 54, this brought to an end the 38 year long career of a man described as the most influential of photographers. He had …

I have a white background. I have the person I am interested in and the thing that happens between us.                                                                           Avedon Richard, 1994 What does the name of Richard Avedon mean for those who are interested in  photo? Without any doubt, he is a master. Is he the interesting …

            While most people would say that Richard Avedon is the “greatest photographer of the 20th century (Perich, 2007, p. 13),” Edward Steichen is one of those who laid the foundations for greatness, on which Avedon and others built upon. The parallelism of the World …

Cindy Sherman was born on January 19th 1954, and is an American photographer who uses her portraits as social commentary- particularly on female stereotypes. She created her famous ‘Film Stills’ work in 1977 and developed and progressed through her works since then. Throughout my art project, I have been mimicking …

In this essay I am going to explore how film and digital photography differ from each other and whether or not if one of them is better than the other. History of Photography Modern photography was invented by two Frenchman, Joseph Niepce and Louis Daguerre. It was in 1827 that …