Today, 11/16/2009, we viewed a short film about a photographer, An-My Le, who is interested in the military; and more importantly in her own words “the preparation for war.” She takes photographs of actors as well as actual men and woman performing situations/routines/exercises that would happen during war. She is one of the more socially aware photographers that we have learned about. Her photography first started back when she was in Vietnam and was exposed to the war and its effect on the people. She also sees herself as a landscape photographer. She sees herself this way because she also wants to be conscience of how landscapes change throughout history whether it be natural or caused by man. She combines her need of showing the soldiers and their connection with the landscape around them. Personally, I do not think that these photographs are necessarily really appealing to me, the whole concept she takes is very interesting to me. Unfortunately I am one of those people who are focused on whether or not the photographs hit me and capture my attention (either through color, subject matter, size, or composition.)
