What is War Photography?
War photography is exactly what it sounds like. War photography is a type of photography where the photographer will go to a war zone and put them selfs in danger just to get a raw photos of whats going on and the environment hoping to make money off them also to show the horrors of war and the effect it has on people.
Here are some examples:
KTAB news - UK Afghanistan deaths exceed 10000000
War in Iraq - Images of War, Destruction, and Madness
Here are some examples:
KTAB news - UK Afghanistan deaths exceed 10000000
War in Iraq - Images of War, Destruction, and Madness
Where does the work come from?
The first war photographer was an anonymous American who took a number of photos during the Mexican American War, in 1847. A lot of war photographers are freelancers so in order to get work, the photographer would go to their local news companies and ask if they are interested in hiring them. Then if they get hired, they then often ask what kind of pictures the company is looking for or excepting from the photographer. War photographers show and expose the reality of war and sometime get pictures that can affect the way someone feels towards a war.
The first war photographer was an anonymous American who took a number of photos during the Mexican American War, in 1847. A lot of war photographers are freelancers so in order to get work, the photographer would go to their local news companies and ask if they are interested in hiring them. Then if they get hired, they then often ask what kind of pictures the company is looking for or excepting from the photographer. War photographers show and expose the reality of war and sometime get pictures that can affect the way someone feels towards a war.
How do they make money?(commission, Royalty Sales, Freelance Salaried etc)
The photographers would make money by showing the news paper company the pictures he took while at the war zone and around the country that has been a victim of war and hope that the person analysing their photos likes what they see. Usually the freelancer will have a certain salary but if the pictures are very good, the photographer may receive more than usual.
Where are their photographs used? (Magazines, News papers, Hoardings, Books, webpages, CD ROMs, for individual clients, Galleries)
Usually War photographers work for news papers but sometimes they work for both news papers and the internet. Also a War photographer may take photos for a spastic magazine like a war magazine or a peace protest magazine.
Usually War photographers work for news papers but sometimes they work for both news papers and the internet. Also a War photographer may take photos for a spastic magazine like a war magazine or a peace protest magazine.
How do the photographs affect the Viewer?
Photographers usually affect the viewers emotionally by making showing them the disasters that war causes making the viewer want to do something about it. There is a actually a saying that war photographers that could possibly be motivation to all the war photographers who are aware of it. The saying is 'all war photographers want an image that could stop war' but unfortunately their is no proof that it has actually stopped war yet. no one has ever achieved it.
Photographers usually affect the viewers emotionally by making showing them the disasters that war causes making the viewer want to do something about it. There is a actually a saying that war photographers that could possibly be motivation to all the war photographers who are aware of it. The saying is 'all war photographers want an image that could stop war' but unfortunately their is no proof that it has actually stopped war yet. no one has ever achieved it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjiC5YvgWzI
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