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Photo essays often address a certain issue or attempt to capture the character of people, places, or events. Used by world class photojournalists such as Lauren Greenfield, Bruce Davidson, Jan Sochor, Peter Menzel, James Nachtwey, and Joachim Ladefoged to name a few, the photo essay takes the same story telling techniques as a normal essay.Bruce Davidson, born on 5 th September 1933 is an Americain photographer from Illinois. When Davidson was ten, his mother made a darkroom for him in their house basement. Then he started to fulfill his interest of taking photos.Bruce Davidson (born September 5,1933 in Oak Park, Illinois) is an American photographer. He began taking picture at the age of ten. After graduated from High school, Davidson attended the Rochester Institute of technology and Yale University. He became a magnum member in 1958. His famous w.
A new exhibition at Huxley-Parlour Gallery in London is bringing together some of Bruce Davidson’s most iconic photographs as well as lesser-known work tracing 1960s Britain. Bruce Davidson: A United Kingdom includes photographs taken on his two-month trip around Britain for a commission from The Queen magazine in 1960.The photographer’s critically acclaimed photo essay and book project, Subway, was “a voyage of discovery” for the American photographer; the result of half a decade spent exploring the ominous reaches of the subway system in the 1980s.
Take lots of photos. You need a multitude of photos of the same thing, captured from various angles and perspectives, zoomed in or out so that you can choose just the right one for the essay. Be prepared to climb ladders or trees, or crawl under things merely the get the right shot. Let your photos lead you.
