Homage to Steve McCurry or perhaps just National Geographic

Homage to National Geographic The course notes encouraged us to reflect on our back catalogue, where we have paid homage to photographers who have inspired us. For me, the photographers of National Geographic have long been a source of fascination and admiration. Their ability to document the extraordinary and the everyday with equal weight, while […]

Ex 5.2 EYV – Response to a Photograph

Exercise 5.2 One of the most significant lessons I have taken from this course is the importance of maintaining a consistent theme throughout projects and assignments. With this in mind, I have endeavored to maintain a loose but cohesive theme centered around Hong Kong across my work. For this exercise, it felt fitting to engage […]

Photographs & Context – Terry Barrett

Photographs & Context – Terry Barrett The course notes introduce a fascinating essay, Photographs & Context, by the American art critic and professor Terry Barrett. This essay offers an enlightening perspective on the significance of context in shaping the interpretation of photographs. Barrett references a photograph by Robert Doisneau of a romantic couple in a […]

Ex 5.3 EYV Response to Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare

Exercise 5.3 Response to: Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare – Henri Cartier-Bresson Writing a critical analysis of a photograph is something I find challenging, and doing so for one of the most iconic and widely recognized photographs in the history of the medium—Henri Cartier-Bresson’s Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare—makes the task even more daunting. This photograph, often […]