Thursday, February 2, 2017

Michael Lang
Professor Andreas Rentsch
ARS 281
2/2/2017
                                                                                     Blog number 1
For me, photography means two things. One is story telling and two is historic significance. For story telling, photography can tell a tale. A single photograph or a series of photographs can tell a story. For example a series of family photographs can tell a story of a family.
Whenever members of my family look at photographs of themselves they have emotional and funny conversations about the photos and what took place when the photo was taken. I sometimes get emotional looking at photographs when I look at old photos of myself, my family or my friends. I'm sure others think the same, photography is capable or keeping memories and stories alive. As for historical significance, photographs from the past have proven to be very significant even today. There are a number of examples, one of which is the photograph of the U.S Marines raising the flag on Iwo Jima during WW2.
This photograph is world famous and for good reason. It boosted moral during the war, sparked a historical mystery years after the war and it is still seen as one of many inspiring photographs of WW2. Other photographs from other moments in history still provide people with historical lessons and information. I believe photographers are very talented and have great respect for combat photographers. I myself enjoying taking photographs of things that interest me whenever I can although my photographs are far from perfect.
To wrap things up I find something about photography very special. Photographs taken at the right time and right angle can truly leave an impression, and there is no denying the historical value of photographs from the past.