The Genius of Photography: Part 6

1. How many photographs are taken per year?
Approximately 80 billion images are taken per year. 


2.What is Gregory Crewdsons modus operandi?
Crewdson's 'modus operandi' or mode of operation is to create a scene, very much like a movie  set, in order to capture one single image. He captures a series of multiple exposures and digital combines them to make his final prints.

3.Which prints command the highest price & what are they called?

The prints that achieve the highest price are the ones processed by the photographer themselves. The closer the process and the capturing of the image, the better.

4.What is a Fake photograph? Give an example and explain how & why it is fake.

 A fake photograph is something that has been constructed, invented or manipulated to give a different perspective and view to the subject matter. Joan Fontcuberta is a well known photographer who examines the truth in photography. The project Sputnik (1997) entailed Fontcuberta creating evidence and belief that an astronaut Ivan Istochnikov had crewed Soyuz 2 when in fact he had disappeared on the mission. 

5.Who is Li Zhensheng and what is he famous for?

Li Zhensheng was a solider turned photojournalist, who in the 1960's and 70's found himself reporting and documenting the Cultural Revolution. 

6.What is the photographers “holy of holies”?

 The agency Magnum was known as photographers "holy of holies". It was one of the most prestigious agencies and was founded by legendary photographers such as Henri Cartier Bresson and Robert Capa. 

7.How does Ben Lewis see Jeff Walls photography?

 Lewis claims that Walls did not create photography, but brought it back into the 19th century where everything in an image was constructed for a reason, much like a painting.

8.Which famous photograph was taken by “Frank Mustard”?

Frank Mustard was a photographer who originally took the photography 'The River France'. Camille Silvy was the artist always credited for creating and manipulating the image.