Lynsey Addario is an American photojournalist whose photography documents the lives of different cultures across the world and different issues across the world which occur between different cultures, for example, she has documented the unrest in Libya. I feel as if I could learn from Addario's work and perhaps produce photos which are like hers however without the travel, like display different cultures in England in one picture, making a combination of her work.
In this picture Addario documents maternity over different regions and documents mothering, this is interesting as it shows that everyone has a different way of doing something. The setting in this picture is vital as without this woman would be anywhere, the use of the bamboo and the trees among the hills, it is evident she is in an asian country. This picture is very sweet to look at as a mother is washing her babies, showing love and care. This picture doesn't seem staged but just as if Addario has walked in and took a picture un be-knowing to the lady.
This picture has influenced me to use setting that is iconic to express a culture e.g. London to represent its many multi cultures.
In this Addario has shot what seems to be a hospital or at least what her viewers would connote to a hospital as there is a frail skinny woman laying in bed. This picture is quite shocking for an MEDC as their hospital seems so underdeveloped and the woman shows no sign of getting better as she seems to have no attention, the other woman in the picture is also looking away which represents that everything is simply looked past in LEDC's, this is quite had hitting to me and makes me feel quite bad that I take for granted the facilities I have, this is what Addario has intended to do.
This picture has influenced me to create photography that addresses issues and and represents a cause for concern as it is very interesting and makes you think beyond the photo.
In this photo Addario has took a photo of a little girl holding a sign saying 'silence is a war', this picture is quite controversial because obviously the little girl doesn't know what she is holding and what it means, therefore doesnt know what she is protesting for. This photo however represents the next generation, and makes you create a story when you think of the future and how it will be, what kind of world your children will be growing up in. This kind of image conjures a though track, and also makes you consider the other situations which people are living in.
This photo has influenced me to create photography that raises questions are starts thought, however doing this evidently, for example, protest signs.
In this photo Addario documents those in Baghdad who have gone to the first 4d cinema screening, this photo interests me so much. You can tell these people are not english from their skin colours and a lot of the women are in hijabs. This photo interests me because I wouldn't think they have cinemas to such complexity in a conflict country. It shows you an equilibrium you never usually get to see when you are only shown what the media like the news want you to see. These people are shown happily watching a film as opposed to what you usually see about this country which is usually was, I love the context of this picture.
This picture has influenced me to create photography that goes against media interpretations and the way society thinks something is, even though this documentary story telling photography, it would mix in with personal comment.
Overall I mainly like the context of this photographers work rather than her technique because I think just the context alone is captivating and consuming. I think her photography is not only story telling but personal comment of how she wants her journalism to appear, she takes pictures of what she agrees with, not the entire world, which I admire.
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