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This is a famous picture of New York City construction workers taken by Charles C. Ebbets. When you look at this picture, you can immediately tell that it isn't from the present day because the men are wearing traditional clothing and it is in black…

Agnès Varda was a French film director, photographer, and artist. This piece is from a documentary titled "Visages, Villages" (Faces, Places) starring her and French artist JR. In this film, Agnès and JR travel throughout small towns in France…

This photo is, to me, the quintessential depiction of contemporary society at the time it was taken. World War II had just ended and the US and the world was celebrating. This shows the pure joy that everyone felt upon the return of the soldiers who…

Chris Hondros was a legendary photojournalist who was killed on the front lines of the Libyan Civil War in 2011. He shot dozens, if not hundreds of photos of active war zones, particularly in the middle east, and his photography made it possible for…

This is a photograph of a 32-year-old migrant woman with seven children captured during the Great Depression. This photo is a medium for social thought. Through her facial expression and physical conditions, we see the struggle that this period…

This is the official portrait taken at William and Kate's wedding years ago. The readings on Photography made me think of this because I feel that this family is trademarked by these images. At every big event or occasion, there is a photo taken,…

This is one of the stainless steel columns at a building in Cameron Village. The building had some great mid-century details. Unfortunately it was torn down, and replaced with another boring brick building.

Jacob Riis' How the Other Half Lives was one of the first works of photojournalism. His photography revealed the horrible conditions of New York tenements. This photo illustrates the cramped, dirty condition of a New York tenement. I chose this photo…

This is a photo of a bunch of trees in what looks to be a mountainous area. In the bottom left corner, you see the shadow of the man that is taking the photo. That man is actually singer/songwriter John Denver, who was very into photography as well…

This is a photograph I took on my way to class about four years ago. I stopped and took a picture of it because it interested me. The existence of this plant sprouting through the cement reminded me of the poem by Tupac Shakur, "The Rose that Grew…