Capa and Magnum Photos Changed the Role of Photographers in Modern Journalism and History Research Proposal Bálint Bak MA ELTE Introduction Research and presentation topic Associating through History ID: 129790
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How Robert Capa and Magnum Photos Changed the Role of Photographers in Modern Journalism and History
Research Proposal, Bálint Bak MA, ELTESlide2
IntroductionResearch and presentation topic –
Associating through History
, ISHA New Year’s Seminar 2015, Olomouc, Czech Republic
Workshop:
Art, Culture and Their Ways of Associating
Keywords: 20th century history, photography, artist associations, Robert Capa, Magnum PhotosSlide3
HypothesisThrough their work and by founding Magnum Photos in 1947, Robert Capa and his friends and colleagues reclaimed the value of photographs and their status as unique works of art, managing to reserve copyrights.
Consequently, the relationship between publishers and photographers changed, contributing to the development of photojournalism and documentary photography.Slide4
Research Questions
How did
Capa’s
personal career influence photojournalism?
What theories are there to describe the relationship between photo and photographer, photo and viewer, publisher and correspondent?
What purpose was meant for Magnum Photos and what impact did it make?
To what extent did associating further the photographers’ agenda? What role did individual achievements play?Slide5
MethodsUtilising literature on the theories and history of photography
Analysing gallery and exhibition reviews
Using contemporary media
(press)
and photo archives Slide6
BibliographyBAJOMI-LÁZÁR, Péter:
Manipulál-e a média?
[
Does Media Manipulate?
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: Slightly Out of Focus
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The Philosophy of Photography
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Regarding the Pain of Others
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: Történelem és fotográfia
[
History and Photography
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Miről szólnak a képek?
[
What Do Pictures Tell Us?
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TŐRY, Klára:
A fényképezés nagy alkotó
[
Great Artists of Photography
]. revised edition, Budapest, 2004
VOLKERY, Carsten:
Magnum-Fotoagentur: "Das Drama der Geschichte - in einem Bild"
[
The Magnum Photo Agency: “The Drama of History - In One Picture”
]. Interview. http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/gesellschaft/magnum-fotoagentur-fotografie-erzaehlt-drama-der-geschichte-a-998704.html#, Retrieved 22 November, 2014
WHELAN, Richard:
Robert Capa: A Biography
. Lincoln, NE, 1994Slide7
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