Katelyn Curtis Post 6

PHOTOS OF CHILDREN FROM AROUND THE WORLD WITH THEIR MOST PRIZED POSSESSIONS

GABRIELE GALIMBERTI

BY: Katelyn Curtis

Chiwa – Mchinji, Malawi

Cun Zi Yi – Chongqing, China

Bethsaida – Port au Prince, Haiti

Norden – Massa, Morocco

      Gabriele Galimberti is an Italian photographer who went on an 18 month journey to capture and compile photos of children from all around the world with their most prized possessions- their toys. Through this journey he discovered that children in richer countries were more possessive with their toys and would take a lot longer for them to warm up to him; versus the children from poorer countries were easier to interact with, even if they only had two or three toys. Galimberti also realized the toys were reflective of the world each child was born; which portrayed their economic status and how daily like affected the children by what toys they played with.

        This is a very interesting concept that Galimberti took on that I am personally interested in because it is very observation oriented and your not really sure how each kid is going to act. Really hits a note with me because i really like interactions that is like hitting the start button over and seeing what folds out.

Marinka Masseus - Silent Voices / LensCulture

Very unique.  Marinka photographs the same model, a young woman with an innocent wide eyed look. She is dressed in period clothing, guessing it to be victorian based on the elizabethan collar.  In each portrait style photo, the woman had something in her mouth, such as fruit or flowers, for example.The backgrounds are dark and without detail as portraits typically are. The bizarre images represent gender inequality.

Mary Calvert - LensCulture

This series by Mary Colvert is very powerful.  Her focus is to exposes the cultural atrocity of rape and sexual assault within the ranks of the US military.  The images speak for themselves and describe the devastation the attacks have on the victims.  A narrative at the bottom of each image, give the details of the incident along with the identities of each woman.

I have a special connection, because I spent 22 years in the Navy. I never experienced assault but I was a victim of sexual harassment and have my own nightmare to share.  I do believe that many men are predators and they lurk within all of society. Some cultures want to turn a blind eye.   When your organization refuses to protect or even validate your complaint, you are certainly to suffer emotional pain that could last a lifetime.



This is my favorite. I can feel her pain.

Tom Blachford - Hyper Allergenic

I fell in love with these images by the Australian photographer Tom Blachford.  His theme is simple and simple to understand. He photographs night scenes, between midnight and 5 am.  his subjects are homes and their surroundings taken in Palm Springs, California.  The houses are of an older. romantic era of the 50's and 60's.   The palm trees add beauty and interest, in contrast to the deep blue night sky. Blackford's consistent color palette is warm and inviting.

Maisy Cousins - Seesaw

Maisy Cousins does a great job of  keeping you guessing.  Each photo is paired with another but her rhyme or reason is vague at best.  However, they are still very pleasing to the eye and therefore worthy art pieces, as individual works or as a series.  Before I took this class, I would have rejected Maisy's work due to lack of understanding and appreciation.  Today, I am much more open to many styles of photography and certainly I enjoyed looking through this series entitled What Girls Are Made of.

Maisy studied art formally in London. She is a recent graduate, 2014.  Her style is very contemporary, and full of color. She states that she is interested in exploring and celebrating felinity, power, voyeurism, intimacy and indulgence.  She does an awesome job with that!

lauren reynard -week 5- artist 2

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This photographer, Zofia Rydet, traveled to different homes in Poland and took photos with the people that lived there surrounded by their belongings. These kinds of photos help the reader see who the people are in the photos without needing a description or story. The objects around them and the way their homes are decorated tell the stories themselves. Each person is different and she captured a wide range of living situations.

lauren reynard -week5- artist 1

I love how this photographer (Marilyn Mugot) uses light in this body of work. She takes the man made fluorescent light of the night streets and makes it the center of her photography with out having it front and center. She was able to get these amazing pinks and blues with it and it really helps define the city she was photographing and the kind of night life they would have.