Choose one photograph that was taken by a well-known photographer in the Twentieth Century (i.e 1900 to 1999). Identify your chosen photograph by title, photographer, year and image source, and briefly explain the reason for your choice

Question 1 – Choose one photograph that was taken by a well-known photographer in the Twentieth Century (i.e 1900 to 1999). Identify your chosen photograph by title, photographer, year and image source, and briefly explain the reason for your choice

Question 2 – In your opinion, what is the stiudium of the photography? What is the punctum? Be sure to justify your answers with reference to Barthes and to the module.

Question 3 – Practice Sontag’s “Photographic seeing” by looking beyond the initial image to the context in which the photograph was taken, relevant historical and social events, related photography movements, and any other significant meanings. Analyze your image through Sontag’s arguments about photography and reality.