Photography Cert. 2014 -

Its week 6 and my purpose for doing this project remains the same.  That is to produce beautiful portraits of family and friends.  Throughout this whole process the thing i wanted to emphasis was that my portraits remained true to the subject.  Ultimately I want my subjects to see the beauty that i see in them.  Coming from a culture, maybe even a generation of people which down plays personal successes and self validation.  Being a New Zealand born Samoan there's a heck of a lot of influences which have moulded these ideas.  On top of all that as a youth worker one of the saddest things to see is young people who simply cannot see how beautiful and talented they are.  I guess in some way this is my way of giving those i love an opportunity to affirm themselves. What is your project about? This particular grouping of portraits i chose as my final images represent three families, from three ethnic backgrounds.  They are all connected under the u...

Richard Mosse is a photographer filmmaker who focuses on war-torn regions.  He captures images of the landscapes and people who live within these regions.  Our task was to watch his interview and answer the following questions.  Here is a link to the  Richard Mosse interview on youtube.   History of war photography Fine art, documentary, photojournalism genres Photos of Eastern Congo, people and tribes in conflict Historical framework (war of Eastern Congo) What genre does Richard Mosse's The Enclave fit into? Documentary, War and contemporary fine Art What is the history that relates to this project? Enclave = Eastern Congo on the boarder of Rwanda and Uganda.  In the mid 90's the Rwanda genocide happened, the tribes who commited the genocide fled west into Congo.  This whole group has destablized East Congo. Is there anything in his own history that influences this work? Since his early 20s he had been visiting spots like the Enc...

Graham Billing, Writer Who took the photo and Why? The photographer is Reg Graham (1930-2007), this photo is part of a project he began in 1993.  His work consists of portraits of New Zealanders in the arts predominately. What is his ethnicity and does this influence the work? He is European.  I'm not sure if this influenced his work but the majority of his subjects are of European descent. When and where did they take this photo? This photo was taken in Graham Billing's hotel balcony in 1998 What are his political beliefs and are these relevant to the work? I could not find anything regarding his political beliefs however he was a passionate supporter of the arts which suffered a lot of funding issues for people and organisations in the arts.  He photographed shows and did publicity photographs for theatres. What was his social status and background and how does this relate to his subject matter? Reg Graham spent most of his life in education.  He tau...