18 feb 2007

FOTÓGRAFOS QUE MUEVEN LA HISTORIA

En 13 Photographs That Changed the World se pueden mirar una serie de fotografías que, según su autor, fueron la causa de un giro en la historia de la sociedad occidental. Yo también creo que son representativas de momentos clave en nuestra historia.


1. The Photograph That Raised the Photojournalistic Stakes:
"Omaha Beach, Normandy, France"
Robert Capa, 1944 2.

The Photograph That Gave a Face to the Great Depression
"Migrant Mother"
Dorothea Lange, 1936 3.

The Photograph That Brought the Battlefield Home
"Federal Dead on the Field of Battle of First Day, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania"
Mathew Brady, 1863 4.


The Photograph That Ended a War But Ruined a Life
"Murder of a Vietcong by Saigon Police Chief"
Eddie Adams, 1968 5.


The Photograph That Isn’t as Romantic as You Might Think
"V-J Day, Times Square, 1945", a.k.a. "The Kiss"
Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1945 6.


The Photograph That Destroyed an Industry
"Hindenburg"
Murray Becker, 1937 7.


The Photograph That Saved the Planet
"The Tetons - Snake River"
Ansel Adams, 1942


The Photograph That Kept Che Alive
"The Corpse of Che Guevara"
Freddy Alborta, 1967

The Photograph that Allowed Geniuses to Have a Sense of Humor
"Einstein with his Tongue Out"
Arthur Sasse, 1951


The Photograph That Made the Surreal Real
"Dalí Atomicus"
Philippe Halsman, 1948


The Photograph That Lied
"Loch Ness Monster" a.k.a. "The Surgeon’s Photo"
Ian Wetherell, 1934


The Photograph That Almost Wasn’t
"Gandhi at his Spinning Wheel"
Margaret Bourke-White, 1946


The Photograph That Foreshadowed the Future
"Le Violon d’Ingres"
Man Ray, 1924

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Anónimo dijo...

excelente selección de fotografias, saludos de México...