Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Welcome in Spring Term


Hello!!! We have a new year 2024 and many new challenges and projects to do. In last term I focused on making film and learning how to use a new processing programs. During term break I thought a lot about my new goals for this term and how to achieve them. And this is a reason, why in next few weeks I will have to focus more in photography because of my new projects. Of course I made some research about the best photographers, and I'd like to write something about my favourite one Daniel Kordan. He is great landscape photographer with 2 mln followers in Instagram. 



Last year he worked in Vietnam, where he took amazing landscapes and lots of photos showing the lives of Vietnamese people in their daily lives, especially while working. During his work, he uses both classic Nikon cameras and DJI drones, so he can capture shots from several perspectives.



When looking at Kordan's works, you may get the impression that they have a fairy-tale character, reminiscent of scenes from fantasy films.


The strangest thing is that most of us, when we hear the word Vietnam, automatically associate it with the war and its horrors. Even though the war in this country ended almost 50 years ago, we still remember it as a dangerous and terrifying place. Pop culture also had a huge influence on it, dozens of films were made showing this country only in the context of war, which made it its symbol.


War photographers also had a huge impact on shaping the image of Vietnam in our consciousness. The best example is Eddie Adams, who won the Pulitzer Prize for this shot, which captured the execution of Viet Cong's soldier. The image has been widely used to illustrate the horrors of war, particularly the American involvement in the Vietnam War. 



References:

Rare Historical Photos. (2017). Saigon execution: Murder of a Vietcong by Saigon Police Chief, 1968. [online] Available at: https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/saigon-execution-1968/ [Accessed 8 Jan. 2024].

Daniel Kordan. (2014). Daniel Kordan. [online] Available at: https://danielkordan.com/ [Accessed 8 Jan. 2024].


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