What Motivates Photojournalists??
It was really nice to watch the videos and listen to the different videos of the photojournalists and what motivated each of them. Even though each photojournalist took photos of different areas and aspects of life in different areas of the world there was something that motivated each of them. The video of Stacy Pearsall stood out because she was a female who had that inner bravery was party of the army and a photojournalist. She was a combat photographer but eventually was injured and due to her injuries that army decided she could no long be a photographer for them. However, despite she was faced with obstacles and one chapter in her life was closing she still had the love for photography. The love she had for photography and the fight she had within her to continue despite her injuries her story and the stories of so many other veterans gave her the motivation to continue to do what she loved. She began to take photos of many veterans male and female, from each race, no matter there appearance and began taking portraits of them. It was lovely to see the faces of so many who have been in the war and also by her taking a photo of them just showed that they were still appreciated for what they have done for their country. One thing she said that stood out to me, "to never focus on the things that people tell you, you can't do but rather focus on the ones you can still accomplish"(Stacy Pearsall).
Sally Mann is a very unique photojournalists and based on some of the videos I have seen she is very in touch with her husband, her children and what she loves to do. Based on her video you get a sense of what motivates her and drives her to continue to take pictures. She is known for taking large photos, and also pictures of landscapes, her kids, and dead bodies. The images she have are incredible and you can tell she sees life completely different through the lens. Basically by seeing videos and understanding her journey through life and what she experienced you see that reflected through images. Many of her photos are in black and white and the angle and the way it was taken it just draws you into the image. Sally has a very artistic way of taking her images and at the same time making some of them look fun with lasting long memories. By listening to her kids and husband speak of her you get a sense of how much she loved what she did and the hours she put into what she loved. Part of the video she speaks about the way she was raised and that in a sense played a part in how she raised her family as well. Her father gave her, her first 6 cameras and he teach her how to take images until eventually she developed her sense of self.
http://vimeo.com/25115631
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Photo By: Sally Mann
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Annie Liebovitz like many other photographers had many different reasons as to what motivated them to start taking images. Annie actually studied painting before she started taking pictures and eventually she start taking a night photography class and her love for images changed completely. Her job took off tremendously when she started working for the Rolling Stone and she eventually developed wonderful skills for photography. Annie was known for taking portraits of many celebrities since her career has started and it is also what has made her memorable currently in our times. The way she took photos of celebrities were memorable, unique, creative and much more. Annie was a photographer who like to push demands and take it over the edge and in doing so it worked and she has been successful. Annie knew what she needed to do to make the person she was working with comfortable and still able to push the limit and have a great photo.
http://vimeo.com/19995922
Photo By: Annie Liebovitz
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MY MOTIVATION MAP
Photo By: Angelique Husbands
Everyone in life are raised differently, have different morals and values, go through different experiences and simply view the world absolutely different. What motivates another individual would not motivates other or myself the same way. We see the views of life different and sometimes our inner strengths to keep going motivates us to be continue on no matter what. Annie Liebovitz motivation is completely different from mine, my child and my personal experiences are what has driven me to continue unlike Annie who had a love for painting at first. Different things motivate people because overall we are different individuals viewing the world in our own way.
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