Art is not Press
Press photography has a responsibility to the viewer to provide unbiased views. Art photography is different since there are limitless possibilities. Press photography is the polar opposite of art photography since the photographer is bound by the code of ethics to provide views in a accurate manner. Whereas in art photography, the photographer their own interpretation can be seen in the photographs. It is easy to say that art photography is bound to have bias since it isn’t subjected to any bias. Viewers want to know what is happening around them and photography is the best medium for them to know but also they want to know truthful and don’t want the truth to be manipulated since it will mislead the viewers. Art photography is not subjected to any accuracy but the intended message can appeal to the vast number of viewers. Photo manipulation is certainly forbidden in press photography since it will alienate the viewers from knowing the truth but also will destroy the credibility of the photography and damage their career.
We live in a society plagued by wars and tragedies. It is a awful occurrence but everyone accepts the reality that it is. Adam Ferguson took photographs when he followed the American troops in Wardak,Afghanistan. I believe that Adam was able to show the hardships that soldiers have to face in Afghanistan in order to make that country better place to live. I believe that there is no need for a war and I believe that there shouldn’t be any bias in favour of war just to show what is actually going on. This photograph shows soldiers making their way through Wardak, scouting to see if there is anything wrong where ever they go. In comparison to the second picture, I have spent my childhood watching movies, especially Star Wars. As a child I knew whatever happened in movies never actually happened in real life. Cedric Delsaux came up with the vision of bringing the characters from Star Wars come to life. He released a collection of photographs depicted what the characters would do if they lived in today's society. The whole point of Star Wars is to fight off evil villains and do good for the world. This is certainly an post-modern approach to photography since Cedric juxtaposed unlikely characters in today’s society but also makes the viewers question themselves, what would the storm troopers would do? Cedric`s photograph depicts the same kind of activity that is shown happening in Afghanistan but his photograph is under art photography since he is showing his own interpretation of what would happen if the soldiers where replaced by storm troopers.
Recently, The G20 summit brought the world leaders to Toronto and much anticipation to the summit brought mass protests and demonstration. It was two days filled with havoc that put Toronto in negative light. All the leaders came together and help solve some of the world’s problems. The photograph captures the essence of the summit with all of the leaders being optimistic. The photograph was taken by Charles Dharapak of Associated Press. The picture fits press more than the second photo by Agan Harahap which includes Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Premier Josef Stalin; in discussion to how to defeat Germany. One similarity that both of the photographs have is that they working towards to do some good for the world. But, the second photograph fits with art photography, since there is a dark contrast with inclusion of Dark Vader of Stars Wars. The inclusion of Dark Vader puts the photograph in a darker subject of matter since Dark Vader represents all evil and the three leaders are planning to defeat the once evil Germany.
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