What Photography Means to me

 Matt Black was born in Santa Maria, California. While in high school he learned black-and-white journalism. In the 1990s Black made many trips to Latin America where he eventually got his first prize in the daily life category of the World Press Photo Award.  I really like this picture from Black. I like this photo because of the little river-looking area. In the photo, it looks like a tiny creek that has oil floating in the middle of it. This photo makes me think of back home. I have a very similar-looking area back home so when I see this picture it makes me think of being home and outside walking the railroad tracks and watching the sunset over the mountains. The picture is just an overall vibe for me because in an area like that, it's farmland and it's peaceful. You can just sit there and watch the cows graze the fields as the deer come onto the field and make friends with the cows. I am just so amazed that the picture looks like it was taken a couple steps from my house....

 He was born on February 8, 1944, in Brazil. He is a photojournalist who works powerfully to express the suffering of the homeless and downtrodden. He was the son of a cattle rancher who wanted him to be a lawyer instead he studied economics at Sao Paulo University.  This photo to me is amazing. He had a very high shutter speed when he took this picture otherwise, he may not have caught that explosion the way that he did. What I think of in this picture is someone who just committed a crime and walked away. It's like when someone is walking away from a scene and then all of a sudden there is a giant explosion behind them that makes them look super cool. Another way I interpret this picture is like a fresh start to a new life.  So, in the picture, you see tire marks in the dirt. Maybe this person in the picture took all of their hate, fears, furniture, and bad thoughts over to the area. Then once he collected them all and put them there he detonated them and is now done wi...