1.What is described as “One of the most familiar concepts in photography”?
in 1933, Henri Carter Bresson captured a photograph (Behind the Gare-Saint-Lazare) that illuminated photography's potential, which led to the creation of Photojournalism, now one of the most familiar concepts of photography.
2.Should you trust a photograph? (1.38m G3)
People saw iconic images of war as the truth, yet we now question how well the photograph really shown the war and whether it was all myth.
3.What was revolutionary about the Leica in 1925?
The Leica was a quiet, compact and insant camera launched in Germany 1925. It was revolutionary because it allowed a photographer to look through a lens as well as being able to watch the world around it.
4.What did George Bernard Shaw say about all the paintings of Christ?
George Bernard Shaw said he would exchange every painting of Christ for ones snapshot.
5.Why were Tony Vaccaros’ negatives destroyed by the army censors?
They contained images of dead G.I's, something that army censors felt the world wasn't ready for.
6.Who was Henryk Ross and what was his job?
Henryk Ross was a polish Photographe as well as a Jew. In the ghetto he was kept in, he was it's offical photographer, responsible for documenting the production of goods made there.
7.Which show was a “sticking plaster for the wounds of the war”, how many people saw it and what “cliché” did it end on?
'The Family of Man' was an exhibition in New York 1955, made up of 500 images from 273 photographers. It attracted 9 million visitors by 1964 and ends with the image by W. Euigene's of his children, giving an optimistic cliche for the future.
8.Why did Joel Meyerowitz photograph ground zero in colour?
He captured his imge of Ground Zero in colour because he felt they were in black and white they would remain as a tragedy.
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