Research! Our new unit for Q2 is about photo journalism. This week you will be spending some time researching a particular time from history and the significance Photojournalism had in it. Please choose one of the following topics to research:
The Great Depression and the FSA Photographers
     1. Explain what the FSA was and what the photographers were supposed to do.
     2. Who were the most famous FSA photographers?
     3. What was significant about the FSA photographers? Or, why was this unique/special?
     4. What influence did these photographs have on history?
     5. Pick three famous photos from this event. Put them into your paper and describe them, why they are famous, and who the photographer was. Why did you pick these images? How do they make you feel?
good sites but there are many more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farm_Security_Administration#Photography_program
https://soundcloud.com/agnes-duchamp/latoya-ruby-frazier-the
http://education.eastmanhouse.org/discover/kits/files/6/overview.pdf

Matthew Brady and the American Civil War
     1. Explain who Mathew Brady was and why he is called the father of photojournalism.
     2. What kind of pictures did he take?
     3. How did he take these pictures? What was his process?
     4. What happened to his career after the war ended?
     5. Pick three of his photographs to describe. For each image: Why is this picture important? How did he make this picture?
Good sites, but there are many more:
http://www.mathewbrady.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathew_Brady
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/cwbrady.html

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Photography in the Vietnam War
     1. What role did photography play during the Vietnam War?
     2. Was this role different from the photographers in WW2?
     3. Who were some famous photographers during this war?
     4. Pick 3 famous images to describe. Why is this picture important? How was it made?
http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/vietnam-photos/
http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/12/vietnam-war-photos-that-made-a-difference/?_r=0
http://life.time.com/history/vietnam-1963-america-wades-deeper-into-war/