Brook's Blog

     Eugene Richards is an American photographer whose work is often very personal to him. He goes around mostly the US capturing the sadness and unfairness of life. From people and children in the hospital from horrible diseases to the poverty stricken people of the country, he captures them all in powerful photographs that has gotten him the reputation of being unable to remove his emotions and personal opinions from his work.     Many of Richards' photos captured the raw emotions of his subjects. Originally I wanted to simply capture the beauty of an individual's eyes, and I believe I've achieved that, but I would have liked to capture the intricacy behind a persons' iris. Since I was young I had noticed just how beautiful people are and my belief is; everyone is beautiful on the outside. You'll hardly ever find someone who isn't. It's all in a person's eyes. My Mom thinks brown eyes are plain and ugly, but she's not an artist. She doesn't und...

     Sebastiao Salgado is a Brazilian documentary photographer and economist. He has a passion for both professions. He was born in Aimores, Brazil (International Center of Photography) in 1944. He traveled around a lot as a child, sparking his interest in economy. As a result, he got his MA and PhD in economics from Sao Paulo University and University of Paris respectively. He started his work in photography in the mid 70s and is known to post a majority of his work in collections rather than separately.     As a documentary photographer, Salgado has been to 120 countries, capturing the most powerful photographs of humanity and how those not in first world countries live. This photo portrays the everyday traffic of an Indian train station named Church Gate. Indian trains are well-known for being overly crowded. It should be noted that Indian train rails are normally not blocked off as well, leading to thousands of deaths per year. It shows us the struggles of b...