Ethan Polen Motion NYC

Photographer 1:  Sebastiao Salgado was born on February 8, 1944, in Gerais, Brazil. During his childhood, Salgado traveled and trained as an economist. He earned a master’s degree in economics from the University of São Paulo in Brazil. Prior to graduating, he worked as an economist for the International Coffee Organization. This required frequent travel to Africa on missions for the World Bank. It’s on these trips when he first started seriously taking photographs. Salgado chose to abandon his occupation and switch to a professional photographer in 1973. He is particularly noted for his social documentary photography of workers in less developed nations. He has traveled to over 120 countries for his photographic projects. Museums and other exhibitions are filled with his work throughout the world. He was awarded the W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund Grant in 1982, the Foreign Honorary Membership of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1992, along with the Royal Photographic Soc

In this assignment, we were tasked with creating a grid of 8 selfies (us taking the photo of ourselves) and one larger self-portrait (someone taking the photo of us). I enjoyed this assignment because of the modern style associated with it. The selfies I took were with my dog. I took a selfie for different major events (the first one was just me and my dog): Christmas, the Super Bowl, Easter, Valentine's day, 4th of July, Halloween, and a birthday. I chose this theme to lighten up the current situation, providing memories and events to look forward to. The self-portrait was the opposite tone, as it portrays how you can be drowned by the media and depressing circumstances we live in. I took the photo close up to emphasize the facial features of conforming and obedient. Inspiration Photo:  https://www.123rf.com/photo_54033439_water-pouring-on-mans-head-profile.html

Due to the recent spread of Corona Virus Newark Academy has moved to online learning which forces the art classes to think abstractly and find new ways to complete projects. This project we downloaded a photo-taking app on our phone called "SnapSeed". This app allowed us to not only take photos but edit them as well. Snap Seed gave a surprisingly similar experience as to if we were in class. Below are the two photos I took while trying to focus on a specific ordinary object in my home. I tried to use a variety of backgrounds and get below or to the level of the object when shooting. This photo I took of an empty Activia bottle that I drank to emphasize how we are all trying to stay safe and healthy during this pandemic. Activia is a yogurt drink-making company which is known for its healthy amount of probiotics and antioxidants in their drinks and yogurts. I also left part of the silver caping on to show that it was consumed. I placed the bottle on neutral-colored rocks t