Friday 7 December 2007
Photographer - Detrick - Image titled 'Posing As Dutch Schultz'
Here is how police and ambulance doctors found Dutch Schultz in Newark cafe after machine gun attack. Detective Michael Beachman poses to show how Dutch was crumpled over table. It was on this detectives found a tell tale pack of tally sheets showing Schultz' income from illicit sources was $827,000 for one month. page 62 and 63, taken from New York Noir.
Paul Bernius
Photo shows: Deputy Commissioner Kennedy (light suit) and Chief Inspector Thomas Nielson watch detectives examine body of Willie Mentor, which was fished out of the water. August 20 1954, page 98 - New York Noir
Ken Korotkin
While most of the city sleeos, a police photographer takes foto of the body of Joan Wilson, shot to death in a lonely Times Square Parking lot - May 23 1964
Wednesday 5 December 2007
Photographer - Arthur Fellig (Weegee) - Spot Murder
August 7, 1936. Close up of man (Dominick Didato) found killed on Elizabeth Street. In front of Italian restaurant a few blocks from the police hdqs. Note gun besides body. These photos were made a few minutes after shots were fired - Photographer's caption
Pages 66 & 67, taken from New York Noir
Pages 66 & 67, taken from New York Noir
Monday 3 December 2007
Body Of Evidence (cont)
Envelope which contained an anoymous letter sent to Aracely Esmeralda Montanez's mother whose daughter was murdered in 1995. The letter gave the name of the person the writer claimed murdered her daughter.
Ei8ht, Dirty, Vol 6 N0 2, Autumn 2007
Body Of Evidence (cont)
Settling of scores during the day between drug traffickers on one of the main avenues of Ciudad Juarez. Two people are left dead, one wounded.
Ei8ht, Dirty, Vol 6 N0 2, Autumn 2007
Body Of Evidence (cont)
Cynthia was six when her sister Aracely Esmeralda Montanez whose portrait she holds, was murdered. Now she is 18, and doesn't want to be recognised for fear she maybe killed the same way her sister was.
Ei8ht, Dirty, Vol 6 N0 2, Autumn 2007
Body Of Evidence (cont)
The body of a woman murdered in 1998 from the newspaper El Norte
Ei8ht, Dirty, Vol 6 N0 2, Autumn 2007
Body Of Evidence (cont)
The Northern cemetery of Ciudad Juarez.Many bodies of murdered and unidentified women and buried here.
Ei8ht, Dirty, Vol 6 N0 2, Autumn 2007
Body Of Evidence (cont)
Since 1993, about 400 women have been brutally murdered in Ciudad Juarez. Juarez is the forth largets city in Mexico, a town 1.5 million inhabitants . It is the stronghold of one of the most important latin american drug cartels and boasts one of the worlds busiest border points, crossing into the US. Juarez accomadates hunderds of thousands of workers employed in 250 maquiladoras or vast factories, located along the dessert border line. These assembly plants, relocated from the north America, Asia or Europe, attract workers from all over Mexico. Most of these migrants are young, underqualified women who always accept hard work and are stacked up in slums on the city's outskirts. More than 10 years after th emurder of the first victim discovered in the dessert betwen the US & Mexico, the authorities still cannot set out those responsible for the massacre, or give a convincing explanation for the tragedy.
Body Of Evidence
Body Of Evidence - Guillaume Herbaut - Over the last five years Guillaume Herbaut has been working on a photographic project in which he visited seven differnt places where something dramatic happened, something that wold change the destiny of those who encountered it. From his grandmothers apartment in the french town of Livry just after her death, to Shkodra in albania, city of Vendetta (featured in ei8ht V5N3). What links these stories, whether intimate or universal. is that they force us to change the way we see the world.
Herbaus investigative approach to the gruesome, unresolved murders of women in ciudad Juanez, Mexico, mirrors press photographers working on a news story, recovering documents of importance from the victims family or from the police. The result is a compelling, forensic looking reportage that seeks as much to question as to provide information.
Herbaus investigative approach to the gruesome, unresolved murders of women in ciudad Juanez, Mexico, mirrors press photographers working on a news story, recovering documents of importance from the victims family or from the police. The result is a compelling, forensic looking reportage that seeks as much to question as to provide information.
Tuesday 27 November 2007
Sunday 25 November 2007
Lewis Hine - Photojournalist
Photojournalism
In 1908, he became the photographer for the National Child Labor Committee (NCLC). Over the next decade, Hine documented child labor in American industry to aid the NCLC's lobbying efforts to end the practice. Between 1906 and 1908, he was a freelance photographer for The Survey, a leading social reform magazine. He took all these pictures to show the country the cruelties of child labor.
In 1908, Hine photographed life in the steel-making districts and people of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for the influential sociological study called The Pittsburgh Survey. During and after World War I, he documented American Red Cross relief work in Europe. In the 1920s and early 1930s, Hine made a series of "work portraits," which emphasized the human contribution to modern industry. In 1930, Lewis Hine was commissioned to document the construction of The Empire State Building. Hine photographed the workers in precarious positions while they secured the iron and steel framework of the structure, taking many of the same risks the workers endured. In order to obtain the best vantage points, Hine was swung out in a specially designed basket 1,000 feet above Fifth Avenue.[3]
During the Great Depression, he again worked for the Red Cross, photographing drought relief in the American South, and for the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), documenting life in the mountains of eastern Tennessee. He also served as chief photographer for the Works Progress Administration's (WPA) National Research Project, which studied changes in industry and their effect on employment. Hine was also a member of the faculty of the Ethical Culture Fieldston School.
"Addie Card, 12 years. Spinner in North Pormal [i.e., Pownal] Cotton Mill. Vt."The National Archives holds nearly 2,000 Hine photographs, including examples of his child labor and Red Cross photographs, his work portraits, and his WPA and TVA images.
In 1908, he became the photographer for the National Child Labor Committee (NCLC). Over the next decade, Hine documented child labor in American industry to aid the NCLC's lobbying efforts to end the practice. Between 1906 and 1908, he was a freelance photographer for The Survey, a leading social reform magazine. He took all these pictures to show the country the cruelties of child labor.
In 1908, Hine photographed life in the steel-making districts and people of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for the influential sociological study called The Pittsburgh Survey. During and after World War I, he documented American Red Cross relief work in Europe. In the 1920s and early 1930s, Hine made a series of "work portraits," which emphasized the human contribution to modern industry. In 1930, Lewis Hine was commissioned to document the construction of The Empire State Building. Hine photographed the workers in precarious positions while they secured the iron and steel framework of the structure, taking many of the same risks the workers endured. In order to obtain the best vantage points, Hine was swung out in a specially designed basket 1,000 feet above Fifth Avenue.[3]
During the Great Depression, he again worked for the Red Cross, photographing drought relief in the American South, and for the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), documenting life in the mountains of eastern Tennessee. He also served as chief photographer for the Works Progress Administration's (WPA) National Research Project, which studied changes in industry and their effect on employment. Hine was also a member of the faculty of the Ethical Culture Fieldston School.
"Addie Card, 12 years. Spinner in North Pormal [i.e., Pownal] Cotton Mill. Vt."The National Archives holds nearly 2,000 Hine photographs, including examples of his child labor and Red Cross photographs, his work portraits, and his WPA and TVA images.
Gertrude Blom - Documentary Photographer
Born in Berne in the Swiss Alps, Gertrude Duby was a journalist and anti-fascist organizer during WWII. In 1940, weary of war, she journeyed to Mexico, where, inspired by the writing of French anthropologist Jacques Soustelle, she decided to reinvent herself as a jungle explorer. She bought an old camera and taught herself to use it. Then in 1943, she convinced a government official to let her join an expedition in search of the legendary Lacandon Maya.
The only Maya never conquered by the Spanish, the Lacandon had lived free for centuries deep in the Chiapas jungle (La Selva Lacandona). They were rarely photographed and only had sporatic contact with the outside world, mainly with loggers and chicle workers. Not only did Blom photograph the Lacandon and write a book about her experiences with them, she found in the LacandonMaya and their jungle home her life's avocation.
It was on a second expedition to visit the Lacandon that she met Frans Blom, a Danish archeologist and cartographer who was searching for Bonampak, the lost Mayan ruin. They teamed up on several subsequent expeditions and later married.
Tuesday 20 November 2007
New York Noir: Crime Photos from the Daily News Archive
ISBN: 0847821722; (October 1999)
Subject: Murder, Mass Media - Newspapers, Photo Essays, History, Crime, Criminals, Organized crime
Watching The Genious Of Photoghraphy I was instantly inspired by a series of crimes scenes images. One image in particular that grabbed my attention was a victim who was murdered and found laying in his bed. Not kowing at the time who the photographer was I was drawn to the composition and noticably the legs from the tripod were also captured. After speeking to my tutor, I was advised that the images may have been by a photographer named Weegee.
Monday 12 November 2007
Documentary Photographers
Well-known documentary photographers
U.S. documentary photographers
· Jacob Riis
· Lewis Hine
· Berenice Abbott
· Steve McCurry
· Walker Evans
· Dorothea Lange
· Mary Ellen Mark
· W. Eugene Smith
· Mimi Chakarova
European documentary photographers
· Henri Cartier-Bresson
· Bill Brandt
· August Sander
· Eugene Atget
· Gertrude Blom
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Documentary_photography
U.S. documentary photographers
· Jacob Riis
· Lewis Hine
· Berenice Abbott
· Steve McCurry
· Walker Evans
· Dorothea Lange
· Mary Ellen Mark
· W. Eugene Smith
· Mimi Chakarova
European documentary photographers
· Henri Cartier-Bresson
· Bill Brandt
· August Sander
· Eugene Atget
· Gertrude Blom
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Documentary_photography
Thursday 8 November 2007
John Angerson - My View
The attached images illustrated below are some of the first images I felt had huge significance to the Documentary & Location brief and with my own ideas. From a critical point of view, documenting the homeless can be regarded by otehrs as a cliche due to the fact that the subject has been exausted over the years. Angerson however, has gone against the cliche and approached the subject differntly.
I really like what Angerson has achieved here. I think the concept is great, no homeless people are mentioned; only the environments the homeless can be found amongst. If Angerson had not used filters, artifical lighting or twilight lighting to his advantage, I feel that these images could have potentially failed. I feel Angerson has approached the topic in an indirect manner and it is evident from his images that he has managed to successfully capture the mystery and eerie feel of lonliness without using a single person.
Similar to Angerson's approach, I intend to document previous murder scenes within the Yorkshire region. Similar to Angerson I intend to document locations withut using people as my source.
I really like what Angerson has achieved here. I think the concept is great, no homeless people are mentioned; only the environments the homeless can be found amongst. If Angerson had not used filters, artifical lighting or twilight lighting to his advantage, I feel that these images could have potentially failed. I feel Angerson has approached the topic in an indirect manner and it is evident from his images that he has managed to successfully capture the mystery and eerie feel of lonliness without using a single person.
Similar to Angerson's approach, I intend to document previous murder scenes within the Yorkshire region. Similar to Angerson I intend to document locations withut using people as my source.
John Angerson - Sleeping Rough
Title – Sleeping Rough
Photographer - John Angerson
In this series of images created for the Leeds based homeless centre St George’s Crypt, John Angerson sought to convey the experience of living rough without employing the visual clichés that can often feature in charity work. His photographs depict the city at twilight and simply record a selection of the sites most frequented by those seeking shelter at night. “The images offer an insight into the vulnerability and discomfort faced by people living on the streets,” says Angerson. “By contacting some of the users of St George’s Crypt services, I was able to compile a list of locations around the city that were regularly used by them and other homeless people to sleep overnight.”
Angerson worked closely with the centre on the project and with designer Lee Bradley of B&W Studio who designed the annual report in which the images feature. Angerson was allowed free reign to explore ideas and received no visual brief to adhere to, instead relying on the documentary skills that have seen him travel on assignments all over the world for a range of international publications. His latest book – Love, Power, Sacrifice: Life With The Jesus Army – is published this month (October) by Dewi Lewis Publishing. To see more of his work, go to www.johnangerson.com.
Taken from Creative Review October 2007. The Photography Annual
Thursday 1 November 2007
LDP Feedback
LDP: Feedback
So have you approached the police? Do you have contacts? If so and the answer is yes, then I’d go with that I not then the smoking ban is, I feel, something which hasn’t been fully explored yet. The sub class (the smoker from the office) and their habitat (the great outdoors), or at least anywhere that affords shelter and a bit of warmth would be a great subject and one which unites all classes and cultures in the new anti smoking state of England. It’s ironic that I love sitting outside when having a pint, especially in country pubs but am now banished to the dim interior if I want to avoid secondary lung cancer!
The new ritual of these gatherings is very interesting as is the increasing notice ridden door of the pub., gallery, shop etc and the pile of tab ends outside. As you may have guessed I think this would make a great subject and offer establishing, relationship and detail opportunities. Do consider relevant format and presentation.
Ross
p.s. want to see 100’ds of photos very soon.
So have you approached the police? Do you have contacts? If so and the answer is yes, then I’d go with that I not then the smoking ban is, I feel, something which hasn’t been fully explored yet. The sub class (the smoker from the office) and their habitat (the great outdoors), or at least anywhere that affords shelter and a bit of warmth would be a great subject and one which unites all classes and cultures in the new anti smoking state of England. It’s ironic that I love sitting outside when having a pint, especially in country pubs but am now banished to the dim interior if I want to avoid secondary lung cancer!
The new ritual of these gatherings is very interesting as is the increasing notice ridden door of the pub., gallery, shop etc and the pile of tab ends outside. As you may have guessed I think this would make a great subject and offer establishing, relationship and detail opportunities. Do consider relevant format and presentation.
Ross
p.s. want to see 100’ds of photos very soon.
My Proposal
Location & Documentary Practice
Course Tutor – Ross Williams
Prior to reading ‘Year Zero’ and ‘Reading Year Zero’, I thought it would be interesting to document the homeless and the environment they live in, however I discovered how the subject surrounding the homeless was becoming a cliché and everything we need to know about the homeless has been explored.
Documentary photography is viewed by many as a catalyst, informing the viewer on a subject they know very little about. In relation, I have been fascinated by the BBC’s New Europe documentary by Michael Palin. In particular it was the many different cultures that existed within Europe and the picturesque landscapes, which excite me and have motivated me to go and see these places myself.
Documentary photography is a field I take an interest in and I feel that my own experiences working with the Wakefield Express and documenting weddings will put me in good step.
From an early age I have always been interested in the police force and given the opportunity I would like to document the various departments such as armed response, SOCO, police dogs and horses, etc. If I manage to gain access with the police, I am concerned whether the images will appear to flat, restricted and lack information. This is against one my personal objective.
One of my other ideas is to visit a number of tattoo studios within the Yorkshire region and document the art form. By documenting tattoo studios I will capture the emotion people experience when being tattooed and achieve great detail shots. The idea of photographing tattoo studios will help inform those who are contemplating having a tattoo and help break stereotypes.
I feel that documenting something current is key, for example the smoking ban and how the ban has not really changed the situation except move it outside. I have made the decision to photograph my project on film. The reason for this decision is simply because I haven’t photographed on film for some time and I want to avoid as little postproduction as possible.
Whilst waiting for my feedback I began thinking of other ideas to document. Something I would really like to photograph can be traced back to my interest with the police and photograph landscapes where crimes such as murders for example have taken place. Photographing on colour or black and white film is still up on the air and therefore I may shoot both. Other subjects I would like to document in the future are as follows:
o Abandoned umbrellas in the street
o The front and back of car windows
o Tattoo studios
o Road kill
o Smoking ban
o Parkour
o Allotments and their owners
Course Tutor – Ross Williams
Prior to reading ‘Year Zero’ and ‘Reading Year Zero’, I thought it would be interesting to document the homeless and the environment they live in, however I discovered how the subject surrounding the homeless was becoming a cliché and everything we need to know about the homeless has been explored.
Documentary photography is viewed by many as a catalyst, informing the viewer on a subject they know very little about. In relation, I have been fascinated by the BBC’s New Europe documentary by Michael Palin. In particular it was the many different cultures that existed within Europe and the picturesque landscapes, which excite me and have motivated me to go and see these places myself.
Documentary photography is a field I take an interest in and I feel that my own experiences working with the Wakefield Express and documenting weddings will put me in good step.
From an early age I have always been interested in the police force and given the opportunity I would like to document the various departments such as armed response, SOCO, police dogs and horses, etc. If I manage to gain access with the police, I am concerned whether the images will appear to flat, restricted and lack information. This is against one my personal objective.
One of my other ideas is to visit a number of tattoo studios within the Yorkshire region and document the art form. By documenting tattoo studios I will capture the emotion people experience when being tattooed and achieve great detail shots. The idea of photographing tattoo studios will help inform those who are contemplating having a tattoo and help break stereotypes.
I feel that documenting something current is key, for example the smoking ban and how the ban has not really changed the situation except move it outside. I have made the decision to photograph my project on film. The reason for this decision is simply because I haven’t photographed on film for some time and I want to avoid as little postproduction as possible.
Whilst waiting for my feedback I began thinking of other ideas to document. Something I would really like to photograph can be traced back to my interest with the police and photograph landscapes where crimes such as murders for example have taken place. Photographing on colour or black and white film is still up on the air and therefore I may shoot both. Other subjects I would like to document in the future are as follows:
o Abandoned umbrellas in the street
o The front and back of car windows
o Tattoo studios
o Road kill
o Smoking ban
o Parkour
o Allotments and their owners
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