August Sander

This photograph by August Sander called Coal Carrier caught my attention because of how he caught the man as he was walking up the stairs. The man in the photograph is looking right into the camera and the eye contact is very intense. How the Man is stepping up the stairs makes me wonder about the stairs that you I can not see. He looks distraught and tired from what may be a long days work or just generally a  hard life. 

http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/sander/

Brett Weston

This photograph called cactus by Brett Weston shows great shadows from what appears to be natural lighting. This Cactus looks larger than life in the manor that it was photographed. I find because of the lack of background the object in focus looks larger than it may be. I love the tonal range in the sense that this cactus has many in's and out's to its surface. It makes the photograph appear more interesting to the eye then just any old cactus with a good tonal range.

http://www.photographywest.com/pages/weston_vintage.html 

WeeGee

In this photograph TIMES SQUARE - early Tuesday morning, August, 1945 by WeeGee what looks like a sailor is reading the news for the day and about a headline that reads about the Japanese. People in the background along with him look concerned about what may have been going on in the time period. I find this a good photograph because of the candid or what seems to be candid state. 

http://museum.icp.org/museum/collections/special/weegee/

Alec soth

This photograph catches my attention due to its carved out pages. This is an Alec Soth photograph and the way that the pages are cut out frame the text of the inside pages. The use of the paperclip to hold back the first page is a good way to break up the white space on the left side of the photograph.

http://alecsoth.com/photography/projects/broken-manual/

Steve McCurry

The photograph by Steve McCurry called Macedonia is a beautiful photograph of two older people helping each other up a path. this Photograph shows a lot of emotion and the colors are beautiful. the way that the people are not facing the camera but they are still the object of the photograph.

http://stevemccurry.wordpress.com/page/2/

Lewis Baltz

This photograph by Lewis Baltz called New Industrial Parks #23, from the portfolio "New Industrial Parks Near Irvine, California" Is a great photograph to show how vertical and horizontal lines compliment each other. This photograph is visually stimulating to the eyes and mind by showing the black shadow area of the rocks and what looks like the black of the pavement. 

http://collections.mocp.org/detail.php?t=objects&type=browse&f=maker&s=Baltz%2C+Lewis&record=1 

Bill Brandt

I chose this photograph by Bill Brandt called SP07-Gull's Nest, Midsummer Eve,
 Isle of Skye 1947 because of the intense black and white shapes of the mountains and the rock formations around the nest. The intense darks in the clouds makes me believe that their may have been bad weather when this photograph was shot but then the lighting portrays a fully different idea. 

http://www.billbrandt.com/Shop/printshop.html

William Henry Fox Talbot

This Photograph by Fox Talbot called A Scene in a Library captured my eye and attention in several ways. The first thing that caught my attention was the fact that the photograph is based around books in the time period the look and the feel that these books give off  make me want to reach out and flip through their pages. Also the one book on the bottom shelf that is turned spine in brings my attention to it in a good way. the lean of the photograph is balanced by the lean of the books and that is part of what makes this pleasing to my eye. 

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/2005.100.172

Lewis W. Hine

I chose this Photograph by Lewis Hine called The Mill because of the seriousness of the child and the situation that the child is placed in. The feeling of this photograph is very grim and it is portraying the hard times that children in the time period. It starts to show the conditions that children worked in and from this photograph i get the feeling that the child is staring out the window to symbolize how she misses her childhood. 

http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/childlabor/hine-glimpse.htm

John Sexton

This photograph by John Sexton called Oaks in Fog, Sunrise, Carmel Valley, California is a great example of blown out highlights. I chose this photograph simply because I love the mystery that trees hold. The amount of grey and intense light made me want to further investigate this piece. The dark black in the tree show great detail in contrast with the foggy trees in the distance, I feel that is what makes this photograph successful.

http://www.johnsexton.com/

Walker Evans

I chose this photograph by Walker Evans called [Junked Car, Old Lyme, Connecticut] because of the mystery of the photograph. This photograph intrigues me so much. When I look at this I want to know the story behind this poor car part. The age of the car part and the placing. This makes me want to know its history and where it is now. I feel like the lighting and placing make this car part look older than it really may be. 

http://www.metmuseum.org/special/walkerevans/1994.245.74.L.htm

Ansel Adams.

I love this photograph by Ansel Adams called Moonrise from Glacier Point. This photograph captured my attention in many ways. The moon in the dark sky illuminates the snow on the mountains and clearly shows the beautiful horizon line. I love the harsh lights and darks shown with this night scene. It gives me a complete feeling of simplicity and calmness. This seems to capture the attention of the viewer without giving them a boring sensation. 

http://www.anseladams.com/Moonrise_from_Glacier_Point_p/5010118-u.htm