Entry 11: Lothar Wolleh

Nuns at St. Peters Square
Vatican, 1975

Prayer, 1975
inside the Vatican

Lothar Wolleh is a German photographer that started off as a commercial photographer before moving onto portraits of famous artists. His photographs to me captures the subject matter he is trying to express. In the photograph of the nuns, I like how the two nun's forms mirror the obelisk. The nuns are walking on the path of light.

In the second photo I feel like the light in this photo gives a whole new feeling rather than just people praying. 

Entry 10: Helen Levitt

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Helen Levitt was American photographer that took pictures of the poor areas of New York. She mainly took pictures dealing with children being the subject matter. I found that she captured moments that were intimate and captured the children's imagination the best way.

I think Helen captured a humorous moment in the first picture that could have been dynamically different if she waited a second longer. The girl in the plaid has is bullying the girl in the white into a wall. While she is trying to victimize the girl the bully is being victimized by the little boy's curiosity. possibly afterward the girl in the white would be laughing at the bully's embarrassment.

The second two photos I really liked and I think she captured a moment that best describes a child's imagination. In the first photograph. The viewer with a moment after a group of boys finds something interesting. While all the other boys are engrossed in their discovering their is one boy is focusing on Helen and seems to be trying to keep her away. Since she chose to capture this scene at the this very moment we will never be able to find out what the boys found and also it is possible that the one boy is not trying to keep her away at all.

The third photo is my favorite of the trio. She chose to capture a scene where a group of boys are imagining a possible war game. What I like the most is the anticipation of boys preparing for the truck to hit their make shift fort. I also think this photo contrasts well with WW2 photos of tanks coming into towns.

Entry 9: Josef Koudelka

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Josef Koudelka is a Czech photographer. He traveled all over Europe and photographed the different cultures of Europe. I thought his photographs were an excellent example of being in the right place at the right time and letting the viewers imagination run wild. 

The first photo is of a boy was taken in 1975 in Lisbon, Portugal. Josef captured the boy mid stride hurrying to school in a way that it seems he is hovering. The way his arms are situated makes it seems like he is on an invisible hover bike. it reminds of the Jetsons opening sequence. The Also the way that the picture is slated could imply that the viewer is also running or a hover vehicle. I was reminded of the time period by the white car in the background and everyone else walking.

The second and third photos both have dark magical feeling to me even though they were taken at separate times and in separate countries. The first photo was taken in the Czech Republic in 1999. The moment that Josef chose to snap to me makes it seem like she is a banshee that is performing a ritual. He also captured his face in a slight smile that adds to the creepiness. Also I think the way he vale reaches all the way across the fame making it seem like she is leaving a trail behind her.

the third photograph is my favorite out of the three. It was taken in Sevilla Spain in 1977 during holy week. I like how Josef captured a moment that creates a relation between the graffiti and the hooded figure. The hooded figure turns into a wizard that leaves a train of runes/inscriptions along the wall as he walks. This is mainly because of where the hooded man is standing and there is no graffiti where he is headed.