Essays on Documentary Photography

Introduction In general, the meaning of records is to use some means to record specific things in a timely manner. The methods of recording are also diverse. In the early days of human development, the means of ‘recording’ is also constantly improving (Linfield, 2011). For the record of portraits, people initially used only the way...

All photographers have an agenda when set or start a project. A reason for doing something. Some photographers will do anything to achieve their agenda by invading people personal spaces and privacy. This started happening more when the first-hand help camera also known as the point and shoot camera was invented and started to become...

War Photography has been one of the best mediums to receive information on what is happening on the front lines of war and has evolved with cultures and has even changed people’s vision of the conflict. The medium has grown in popularity so much that it can literally determine an outcome of a war with...

This essay is going to explore documentary photography through the years and the ways in which it was used while also looking at the impact documentary photography has had on society. Photography has been a tool for worldly impacting people’s opinions on a great scale, capturing moments that trigger sympathy in a person with serious...