Paying homage to Minor White

Homage- "anything given or done to show reverence, honor, or respect: usually with do or pay:"

For this assignment I have chosen to pay homage to Minor White.  White was a texture and landscape photographer and that really inspires me, because I love landscapes and textures.   To pay homage to him I will do my best to capture the essence that made him one of the most renowned photographers.  Mr. White served as professor at MIT, and was also involved in the war, and I will be using both of these things as inspiration.  My collection will consist of many landscape and building pictures, as well as some of odd or unusual textures which look appealing.  I believe that doing these things and following Whites techniques will make it very easy to pay homage to the great photographer and make for a great piece of work.  Minor White really inspires me when it comes to photography and although my photos will probably be more modern and complex than he would have done, I do believe that he would appreciate the thought of me paying homage to his work.

Minor White

Minor White, was born in Minneapolis Minnesota on July 9th, 1908 and he died in Boston Massachusetts on June 24th 1976 at the age of 67 years old.  He received a degree in botany from the University of Minnesota.  He changed his religion many times.  He went to Columbia University where he became world renowned and studied by many of the greatest photographers.  He also did much work at the famous  Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

"I'm always mentally photographing everything as practice."

World War II Photography

    Something of great interest to me is war photography.  While watching the video on American Photography I decided to choose World War II photography as my subject for this blog.  Photography was an important part of World War II as it showed many important aspects of World War II.  What I think is important about war photography is that an immense amount of people die and many are forgotten, but with photography those soldiers fighting for their country can be remembered.  The movie documents a few really important moments in American history, with the soldiers raising the American flag on Iwo Jima and the documentation of D-Day.
    One of the greatest innovations in world history is that of the photograph which makes it possible to see the horrors of war.  After seeing many war photos it becomes clear that the public deserves to know the truth.  In the movie it is said that many photos were held back because they were thought to be either too graphic or too revealing for the public to view.
    I believe that war photography is some of the best photography in the world and because of this, I believe that this photography from World War II is a real piece of art and history.