4. “words are never enough . . .
words do not exist to make us see, or
know, or feel what it is like, what
actually happens.”
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On stamps, paved way to environmental movement, fragile and delicate planet
Talk about the power of images to deliver a compelling story, evoke emotions and simply change history
First permanent photo, on a metal plate, took 8 hrs of exposure, 1826
5-4th BC, Aristotle, 1st century AD Persian scientist
Manipulations: coating lenses with petroleum jelly, scratching the surfaces of negatives with needles;
"a blazing poetry of the real," shaped the way Americans thought of their nation’s wilderness and, with that, how to preserve it.
National Parks created, kings canyon national park, california
Globalization brought images from remote less accessible places that presented local issues but aroused entire world’s response, Gorila massacre in Uganda, arrest of former park director HonoreMashagiro, alternative fuel programme =>break the link between poverty, deforestation and the charcoal trade
arrest of former park director, alternative fuel programme =>break the link between poverty, deforestation and the charcoal trade
Photography paved way to not just environmental but many political and social reforms. Children forced to work separating coal from slate. photograph assisted in leading America to ban child labor
Americans too complacent about the war, Franklin Roosevelt lifted the ban on images depicting U.S. casualties
public, shocked by combat’s grim realities, was instilled with yet greater resolve to win the war. Perfect strangers
Just like words, not always genuine, well-intended, “The camera cannot lie, but it can be an accessory to untruth” – Harold Evans
; fueled decades of frenzied speculation, several costly underwater searches, and a local tourism industry that rakes in several million dollars each year, admitted fraud only 60 years later
Used photos for propaganda,instil its message into the minds of soviet people, also perfected airbrushing and retouching
First airbrushed photograph, heroic portret of Lincoln,noted slavery advocate John Calhoun
Do not have to be potical to be inspiring or have an effect, offer a deeper look into the subject’s soul
Photography is an art form of passion and often fearless devotion full of brave and creative people that stop at nothing to show you how things really are
Photography is a passion of often fearless devotion, often takes guts, previous photographerkilled