As some are already aware, some canvas prints within this world rank superior to others. More specifically, some photos are more famous than are others. In some cases, it took just one of their photos for a person to become famous. In any case, the work they do is art in creation of an event or place within time. In consideration, here are some of the most famous photos from around the world.
Afghan Girl
Afghan girl represents one of the photos famously taken by Steve McCurry in 1984 in Afghanistan. This happened to occur while he was working for the National Geographic. This particular photo depicts the 12-year-old Sharbat Sugar. During this time, she attended the informal school within the refugee camp located in Afghanistan. In general, Afghan women rarely have the opportunity to be photographed, but this happened to be one of the rare times and became the cover of National Geographic the following year.
Migrant Mother
A photo is worth a thousand words as the Migrant Mother, taken in 1936 by Dorothea Lange represents the face of the great depression. More specifically, it depicts Florence Owens Thompson as the particular face. The photo was taken during the time Lange visited a pea picking camp during the February in 1936. At the time Thompson was 32 years old, a mother of seven and a recent widow. Her husband had died from tuberculosis. As a result, her children and self survived on birds and vegetables taken from a field near to them. Where she worked earned her little money, as there were 2500 other workers there. Following the printing of the photo, a public outcry in response was immediate. This lead to the politicians from the federal resettlement Administration to send food, along with other supplies, but the family had already moved on.
Omaha Beach, Normandy, France
This is a 1944 print created by Robert Capa. This photo was taken the morning of June 6, better known as D-day. The photo depicts those coming in at Omaha Beach as part of the first waves of the infantry. During the time the photo was taken, he was under heavy fire and could find little cover. Therefore, he took all of the film within his camera and then did what he could to escape with his life. Unfortunately, only 11 exposures were saved due to a lab assistant melting the film while it was being developed. Mainly, this occurred because of the lab assistant trying to make the deadline for the next issue of Life magazine. Even so, the mistake contributed to the slightly out of focus look. Over fifty years later Steven Spielberg attempted to reproduce the same look by stripping the coating from his camera lenses in order to echo the same shots Capa took.
Throughout the world, many photos have become part of photobooks representing the face of history. They act as our teachers and guidance into the future. In addition, they act as an outlet into the face of history and without them we would have little to rely on in regards to visual representation.
Afghan Girl
Afghan girl represents one of the photos famously taken by Steve McCurry in 1984 in Afghanistan. This happened to occur while he was working for the National Geographic. This particular photo depicts the 12-year-old Sharbat Sugar. During this time, she attended the informal school within the refugee camp located in Afghanistan. In general, Afghan women rarely have the opportunity to be photographed, but this happened to be one of the rare times and became the cover of National Geographic the following year.
Migrant Mother
A photo is worth a thousand words as the Migrant Mother, taken in 1936 by Dorothea Lange represents the face of the great depression. More specifically, it depicts Florence Owens Thompson as the particular face. The photo was taken during the time Lange visited a pea picking camp during the February in 1936. At the time Thompson was 32 years old, a mother of seven and a recent widow. Her husband had died from tuberculosis. As a result, her children and self survived on birds and vegetables taken from a field near to them. Where she worked earned her little money, as there were 2500 other workers there. Following the printing of the photo, a public outcry in response was immediate. This lead to the politicians from the federal resettlement Administration to send food, along with other supplies, but the family had already moved on.
Omaha Beach, Normandy, France
This is a 1944 print created by Robert Capa. This photo was taken the morning of June 6, better known as D-day. The photo depicts those coming in at Omaha Beach as part of the first waves of the infantry. During the time the photo was taken, he was under heavy fire and could find little cover. Therefore, he took all of the film within his camera and then did what he could to escape with his life. Unfortunately, only 11 exposures were saved due to a lab assistant melting the film while it was being developed. Mainly, this occurred because of the lab assistant trying to make the deadline for the next issue of Life magazine. Even so, the mistake contributed to the slightly out of focus look. Over fifty years later Steven Spielberg attempted to reproduce the same look by stripping the coating from his camera lenses in order to echo the same shots Capa took.
Throughout the world, many photos have become part of photobooks representing the face of history. They act as our teachers and guidance into the future. In addition, they act as an outlet into the face of history and without them we would have little to rely on in regards to visual representation.
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