Famous+Photographer

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1. Give some historical background on their life. /20 Kevin Carter was born in apartheid South Africa and grew up in a middle-class, whites-only neighborhood. As a child, he occasionally saw police raids to arrest blacks who were illegally living in the area. He said later that he questioned how his parents, a Catholic, "liberal" family, could be what he described as 'lackadaisical' about fighting against apartheid.

After high school, Carter dropped out of his studies to become a pharmacist and was drafted into the army, which he hated. To escape from the infantry he signed up for the professional air force, mistakenly trapping himself into four years of service. In 1980, he witnessed a black mess-hall waiter being insulted. Carter defended the man, resulting in him being badly beaten by the other soldiers. He then went AWOL, attempted to start a new life as a radio disk-jockey named "David". This, however, proved more difficult than he had anticipated. Suffering from depression, he attempted suicide. Soon after, he decided to serve out the rest of his required military service. After witnessing the Church Street Bombing in Pretoria in 1983, he decided he wanted to become a news photographer.

2. Describe their influences. /5 // Kevin Carter // was titled "the most // influential // environmental photograph ever, a photo called "A Vulture Watches a Starving Child (Sudan)" awarded a Pulitzer Prize.

3. Describe their style and major genre (Documentary, Fashion etc.) /5 //Kevin Carter// spent most of his life by taking photographs in South Africa. And most his photo works reflects the real, horrific view in that area. All his photos convey the world's most revealing problem, including wars, illness and poverty.

4. Upload a minumum of 5 Photos that represent their work.(Screenshot = Command>Shift>4) /25 What design elements are aparent? Why are they a good representation of this photographers work? Describe the use of light.

Total: /55 Design Principal: element relationship, framing.

This photo shows the poverty in Africa. Even the kid is accompanied and nourished by his mom, however, he is still as feeble as a classic African kid.

The light comes mostly from out of the window, shining upon the mom's dress.

Design Principal: Direction, triangle.

That's also a skinny girl who is involved in the African poverty. Her dresses are ragged, her feet are wrapped with mud.

The photo is taken at a sunny day, the light shines straight down on the ground, and reflects shadows.

Design Principals: The third rule, element relationship, and diagonals.

This is Kevin Carter's most representative piece of work which has won the Pulitzer Prize in 1994. This photo shows a starving girl rolling up above the ground. And a bald eagle is waiting beside, seems to await for her death.

This photo is taken at a gloomy afternoon, not much bright light can be seen in it.

Design Principals: Triangles, directions, and the third rule.

It's another revealing photo which reflects the true Africa. This kid is crawling towards a man dressing in white, seems to bagging food form him. The kid could not stand up since he cannot support his body weight, this scene effectively shows Africa's current poverty condition.

It's a black/white photo, which appears obviously in the photo. Design Principals: Element relationship, directions.

This photo is taken at Vietnam, it shows a group of kids are chasing by four armed soldiers. This photo reflects the wound that caused by the wars.

It's light seems to be dark and dreary, which creates a gloomy atmosphere.

Heartbreaking Images...but important. Well Done. 50/55