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Exoticism, Colonialism, and Golfing in Bermuda
In the November 23, 1922 issue of Life magazine, there is an advertisement for the Bermuda Trade Development Board. It’s a very bold advertisement, taking up the full page and being one of the only pages in the entire issue of Life in color, including the cover. It urges readers to call the board and…
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Intersections of Photojournalism and the Optical Unconscious in 9/11 Photography
The Thousand-Yard Stare by Peter Turnley was photographed on September 12th, 2001 at the World Trade Center following the September 11th terrorist attacks. The photograph focuses on the subject, Sal Isabella, a New York firefighter holding a helmet to his chest and staring in the general direction of Turnley’s camera. A closer look reveals that…
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Concern and Storytelling in Wartime Photography
Peter Turnley is a famous photographer known for capturing the hardships, social injustices, and beauties of human life through traveling and photographing people in over 100 countries (“Moments of the Human Condition,” 2023). He understands and utilizes the power of photojournalism as a means of communicating a message, provoking raw emotion, and documenting history. Turnley…
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“Natural food fiber and your family’s health”
Analysis by Casey Fiore By centralizing these three individuals and animals within the advertisement, the creators of this piece are trying to connect to the viewer as a member within a family. None of the three individuals have traits that are particularly unique about them, and perhaps the intended viewer can relate to one of…
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Commercial Advertisement And Its Exacerbation of Gender Socialization
LIFE Magazine Advertisement, February 13, 1950 Cook this, clean that, take care of her – might be just a few phrases that women have adjusted to in our sexist society filled with extreme, domestic gender expectations. However, misogynistic visual images might be just as harmful, if not more disturbing than hearing these phrases. Hardworking women…
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The Bereaved Mourn the Dead in America and Iraq
Baghdad, Iraq– The Bereaved Mourn the Dead in America and Iraq Peter Turnley, a photographer who prides himself for showing the “realities of the human condition,” captures this image in his “War” series. This specific picture depicts an Iraqi woman mourning the death of her family member killed during the Iraq war in April, 2003.…
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Seeing Nothing and Everything, All at Once
The contents of the photo above might elicit a sense of familiarity from within you, whether you recognize the depicted venue, have been to a similar performance, know where specifically the photo is from, or have any other experiences you can make connections to. Produced by renowned German photographer Volkmar Wentzel, this unnamed photograph is…
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Fly Like An Eagle, Drive In A Ford
An Examination of a 1947 Ford Advertisement from LIFE Magazine Almost everyone has seen a car advertisement in their life. The single family car became an increasingly popular product during the 1950s as more Americans moved from urban to suburban areas in search of domesticity. Today, most people rely on cars for daily travel and…
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How Photography Helps us Shape Our View of The World
Leonard Freed was an American photojournalist who was born in 1929 and died in 2006. Freed was a Jewish man who grew up in New York City, and was a member of Magnum Photos. Freed’s work really fascinated me when we recently visited the Wellin Museum, especially a photograph entitled, “Blind Yemenite Jew Praying at…
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Dolphins Interest in Explosives
An exploration in a Standard Oil Company advertisement promoting explosive oil mining “Fish used to be scared when we looked for oil. Now they seem interested.” Standard Oil Company (New Jersey) “Fish used to be scared when we looked for oil. Now they seem interested.” This is the headline from a Standard Oil Company advertisement…
