Nick Knight

 When I first viewed this image, i could not take my eyes off of it. The elegance and beauty of the woman opening her arms wide out with the dress in hand. Her head is bowed down which makes the image more interesting and appealing. The details of the dress really captures the whole image and the shadows on the woman's hair and her chest are also very interesting. 

I found this photograph very relaxing but yet restless as well. Her body is awkwardly leaning downwards on the chair she is sitting in with a cigarette in hand and the fumes floating above her. As as though the fumes of the cigarette resemble the position she is laying in. Her outfit is also quite beautiful and the background warm color lighting adds a nice touch as well.

I had a high interest in this photograph because of the woman's blue-colored dress and the see-through glass look as well. I found it quite interesting because it matches the woman's mood in a way and the glass background fits her. What I also found surprising about this photograph is how the woman looks like a lifeless doll and really blends in with the glass background. Her gold shoes also bring out the subject a little more as well. 

Alex Majoli

Majoli's image of a tree captures the viewpoint in great perspective. After really looking at this tree, I started to feel a sense of surrealism which I have a great interest in when it comes to black and white photography. I also find the tree's shape of the branches and the hill the tree is mounted on very intriguing. It is as though the tree symbolizes hope and life. 

 When I first took a glance at this photograph, I thought it was the train's view as it's riding alongside the train tracks. The picture is a little bit blurry and it makes me think that the train is going at full speed on the train tracks. 

I found this image quite interesting because of the season that it was shot (winter). It gives off a sense of that "winter-feeling" in the picture. I like the square-fenced towards the left side of the image and I also like the trees in the background. They give off a quiet sensation in the air, especially the snow covered ground surrounding the whole image. 

Willy Ronis Photography

A man is walking across the ice with either a rake or a broom stick as though he is holding it for balance. Numerous people are in the background ice skating on the ice and a man in a black coat with a hat is just walking along and does not seem to be paying any mind to anyone. I found this interesting because of how the man is walking along the ice and holding the broom or rake for balance. 

In this photograph a woman is prepping herself in the mirror as a young woman holding the mirror upwards for her. The young woman holding the mirror is looking towards the photographer with a pleasant smile on her face. I also noticed looking a bit more closely at the photograph that young children's feet can be seen in the background. At first I thought they were sitting in a bedroom but after taking another glance I realized they are outside. 

A small female child is taking a walk on the dock to enter the boat on the right side. How the photograph looks, you can tell instantly that she is the main point of the photograph. I really like the reflections in the water and the cityscape in the background. 

Sarah Moon Photography

This photograph is filled with an excessive amount of imagery which I found very interesting. To the far left of the photo is a large male figure with a cat shaped face. The expression on the cat-figure face seems to look unsatisfied or disapproved. Two women on the right side of the photo are facing the cat-faced male and one woman has her hand against the man's chest. I found the photo very peculiar in every way possible and thats what I found very interesting about it. 

I found this photograph very interesting for some reason. A man with a cane stands on the boardwalk watching a small male child with stripped socks running across from him. The man with the cane looks very suspicious as though he is watching the young boy's every move. The child looks 2-D and the man looks 3-D. The background of the photograph is also continually going off the page which I also find interesting. 

This photograph made me think of myself in an imaginative way, when I'm walking down a lonely street alone and I feel as though something or someone is following me. This photograph really speaks that here with the woman walking up the street and a small dog following behind her. These two figures are the only beings portrayed in this photograph which makes it more interesting. The shadows of the trees shine down below on the woman and the dog walking up the street which I find quite beautiful. 

Images from photoicon.com (Sarah Moon)

Walker Evans Photography

 (1936)

What I find interesting about this photograph is the woman's facial expressions taken in the photograph. She seems to look worried and serious at the same time and I can relate to this photograph a lot because at times I can have a serious worry-full look on my face. The expression lines in the middle of her forehead really tells the viewer the type of person she is.  

                                             

 (1936)

This photograph of a church describes me in a sense of religious beliefs. I am a Christian and I grew up in a Christian church so that is how I relate myself to this photograph. Also this church is quite small and not extremely large like a cathedral would be. I would rather be in a small church then a larger church because I feel more secure and more closer to God. 

 (1931)

This photograph does not completely relate to me, but what i find interesting about it is the woman with the ripped up face and the man beside her with a tear-like look coming down his eye. Her face looks frightened at the subject she is looking at. Not just that but her face also looks like she is bleeding down her face as though she just got shot or something. The ripped up poster like photograph really makes the image look very interesting if it was in comparison to a poster that was not touched. 

(All images downloaded from metmuseum.org) Walker Evans- American; 1903-1975