3 Great Photographers Tommy MacPherson

Robert Capa: October 22, 1913 - May 25, 1954

Born under that name Endre Friedman Famous Wartime photographer Photographed five wars: Spanish Civil War Second Sino-Japanese War Word War II 1948 Israeli War First Indochina War Believed that a good photographer needed to be close to the subject to get a good photograph. Was often in the trenches with the soldiers taking photographs

Spanish Civil War The Falling Soldier Claim to fame Taken September 5th, 1936 Originally thought to depict the death of a Republican Later identified as an anarchist militia Image was thought to be a true depiction of the war (ie. a documentary), however recent recently it is believed to have been staged. Suggested it was not taken at the battle site The Falling Soldier

World War II D-Day Landing Most famous photos to date are The Magnificent Eleven Series of photos taken on D-Day While taking constant enemy fire, he took 106 photos. All but 11 were destroyed during a processing accident in the Life Magazine lab in London. Saving Private Ryan is said to have been inspired by these photos D-Day Landing

Dorothea Lange: May 26, 1895 – October 11, 1965

Photographer and photojournalist, best known for her works in The Great Depression Depicted the struggles faced during this era Shaped documentary photography today Her work was distributed free to newspapers across the country

The Great Depression Migrant Mother Most well known photograph Photographed woman is Florence Owens Thompson Image shows a hungry and desperate 32 year old mother during The Depression Woman had been living off of frozen vegetables from the fields and birds her children killed Migrant Mother

Images Depict what life must have been like in The Depression.

Eddie Adams: June 12, 1933 - Sept 18, 2004

Remembered for his portraits of celebrities, politicians and coverage of 13 wars Served as a Combat Photographer during the Korean War Photographed the Demilitarized Zone (entire strip of land separating North and South Korea) Took images during The Vietnam War for The Associated Press

Vietnam War - Tet Offensive Execution Best know photograph General Nugyen Ngoc Loan executing a Vietcong prisoner during Tet Offensive Image won 1969 Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography and a World Press Photo award

The reason I chose these three photographers is because each of them captured images during a difficult time either physically or emotionally. For my final project I intend to capture images of people who are struggling, either physically or emotionally. I intend to display these struggles through the photos I choose to display during my final critique.