It’s been a while since my last update. Apologies. In between Christmas and New Year, plus a visit from my mum it has been a busy time. Also I had finals. Class is over for now, it was a very very good semester. Here’s a share from my Photo History and Concepts class.
The idea was to re-create images from the past in the style of a chosen photographer. One of the categories focused on war photography. My re-creation is of Robert Capa’s D Day landing images. I used toy soldiers, sand from the beach and a wonderful assistant!
Capa took 4 rolls of film but in a rush to develop them for publication in Life Magazine all but twelve images were ruined. I have attached the most famous shot from the collection. Robert Capa’s influence on photography is unquestionable and the twelve images captured are precious.
Questions have always been raised over the accuracy of a photograph. For me too I question how one can read any truth into the capture of a single moment in time. Then I look at the work of photographers such as Robert Capa and although that doubt will always remain without their images I would have nothing to question.
