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Multimodal Presentation on Steve McCurry by Ritu Patel

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What aspects of this photographer’s work do you find most useful to inspire your future photographic work?

McCurry's work influenced my perception of photography by showcasing the power of storytelling through images, the importance of capturing raw emotions and the ability of a photograpgh to surpass cultural and language barriers. McCurry uses color and compositions to capture decisive moments that are so inspiring. He's images are more than just pictures they are stories that need to be heard whether its about war, culture, or just nature. As mentioned in my pervious blog post, I want to be able to tell stories with my work instead of just capturing the moment. I want veiwers to feel apart of the image and feel the emotions that in my photography just like how McCurry does.

Comment on Keira's Presentation

Hi Keria,

I think you did a great job on this presentation on Sally Mann. Your interpretation of each photogragh shows that you understand all the topics we have learned so far as well as understand what Mann is trying to portray. My artist is Steve McCurry who's distinct feature is his use of color in his work. So it was really intersting to see and learn more about Sally Mann's work as she focuses on the complete opposite, black and white. I like how even in black and white images the photograph is able to tell a story. Mann's work makes me feel some sort of imtimacy and nostalgia. Even though Mann's work is beautiful, I personally will probably work with color. Overall, I think this was an amazing presenation.



 
 
 

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Marina Chiafullo
Marina Chiafullo
Jan 29, 2024

This presentation really highlighted some key photos that Steve McCurry captured, as well as their societal impact. It also highlighted the specifics of each photo and you had some great analysis on photographic concepts. This presentation effectively presents information, but if I had to suggest anything, it might be to include more information on the specific category of photo and their differences. In McCurry's work, I see great use of color, composition, and stark imagery that stir the mind. I really like how he uses environmental situations, like the dust storm and Gulf War, to highlight their effects on people and animals in the surrounding area. His work makes me feel empathetic and sympathetic, but also provides a general outlook…

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Audrey
Audrey
Jan 28, 2024

Your presentation on Steve McCurry was great! I had seen a few of his pictures before, so it was really interesting looking at his techniques and style of photography. His work was very beautiful, with great uses of color and perspectives. They also were very thought and emotion provoking. You included a lot of information on the techniques (lighting, color, composition) of the pictures, as well as background information of when, where, and why the pictures were taken. I think my one suggestion was to include a little bit more information from Chapter 4 of Criticizing Photographs. Overall, great job and interesting presentation!

-Audrey Williams

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