Photography Book Reflection

What it's about, describe the photographer's style and purpose, would you recommend to a friend why or why not.

A Vanished World Roman Vishniac:

This book contains images taken of the nazi occupation of Jews in the ghettos of Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Austria. A unique aspect to this book is that the photographer was Jewish. He documented everyday life things, people starving, the streets, the beggars, and just the capture of a culture that was almost lost. His style captures emotional hardship photos. I would recommend this book to someone on a part because it is one of the hardships from WWII. Everyone, for the most part, knows of the genocide that was committed with the Jewish people. Looking at the dates from 1936-38 most of the people captured in these images were from the Warsaw ghetto district, and were most likely killed within the upcoming years.


Humans of NY:

The book has images of everyday New Yorkers. Lots of the images contain a lot of colors. Most interestingly is that it's all just everyday average people within NY living their lives out. The majority of the images appear to be posed and are very bright. I believe the most interesting thing about this book is the vast majority of minorities within NY, it really shows how diverse the city is. Also, the side quotes of the photos are pretty hysterical because these are people being human. The style of the photographer is interesting because they go out and seek these different people searching for odd individuals that truly represent humanity. I would strongly recommend this book as it shows so many different types of people that live in one city.


Let us Now Praise Famous Men:

Focusing on Tenet families in the deep south in 1936. Tenants farm rented land. The types of people that are captured are not very prosperous people nor are their houses. They tend to be just near the poverty line. Photo wise these people that are captured are hard working men. The homes in which they occupied are not in the greatest of shape. I believe the style the photographer has chosen to show what the poor living conditions with poverty stricken people in the south. Everyone has a large family so that they can work the land. Its something someone would expect from a movie stereotyping southern stupidity. I would probably not recommend this book as though I feel that there are not enough photos to show off the lifestyle in which they truly live.