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The Most Influential Images of All Time
Invasion of Prague
The "Invasion of Prague" photograph was taken in 1968 by Josef Koudelka. It was taken when the photographer was in the capital of Czechoslovakia, the city of Prague. After he took the photo he fled from Czechoslovakia because his pictures were taken and posted to the New York Times anonymously. Koudelka said he “... knew that if they wanted to find out who the unknown photographer was, they could do it.”. This image drew me in because of the dark desolate feel as well as the architecture of the buildings and the point of intersection. I find it interesting because these beautiful streets are empty and dark and even trough the sadness it is still beautiful.
Moonlight: The Pond
Moonlight: The Pond was taken by Edward Steichen in 1904. The image is a mixture of a photograph and a painting. Steichen believed altering a picture like this was equivalent to just taking a photo since photographers already create scenes, he just did the same thing. This is very influential. In modern day we do this exact thing all the time and we all edit our photos. I was drawn to this photo because of the beautiful reflection of trees on the water. Even with older technology, artists were still creating these wonderful pieces. I think it is great.
V-J Day in Times Square
This photo was taken in 1945 at the end of World War II by Alfred Eisenstaedt, a LIFE magazine photographer. I was drawn to this picture because it embodies the idea of hope and true happiness. Everyone in the image is so happy, the sailor and the nurse as well as everyone around them.
Boulevard du Temple
This is a daguerreotype photograph taken by Louis Daguerre in 1839. It only took 7 minutes compared to the eight hours that a heliographic picture took. I really like this photo because of the history of the daguerreotype as well as the really pretty scenery in France. It seems like the buildings go forever and it has a nice serene atmosphere to it. This is influential because of the influence that the daguerreotype had on the enhancements o cameras and photographs, this was a big deal.
Pillars of Creation
The Pillars of Creation was taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope in 1995. This is an image is the forming of the Eagle Nebula which is a star forming patch of space that is 6,500 light years away from Earth. To me this is very influential because Earth just doesn't have sights like this, the space dust and bright purple lights are really great to look at. This just feels like looking at the future.