Steve McCurry

Steve McCurry is a photographer that is famous for his picture of the Afghan. Girl. He first worked for a newspaper but then became a photographer in India. And that’s when he launched from being interested in the world and freelanced around taking pictures of interesting subjects. The themes of his photos are mostly war and the other side of the world you don’t see every day like poverty. “In India in particular, where millions have no home but the streets, virtually every life event is carried out in public: prayer, eating, sleeping, nursing, crude dentistry, even bodily functions. In the secular West, where nothing is sacred, everything seems hidden; yet in Asia, where nothing is hidden, everything is sacred.”

The first picture is about the killing fields in Cambodia. It is in the group called Dith Pran – Out of the Killing Fields. This photo stands out to me because of how hard and scary it must have been to be living while innocent people were being killed in the killing field. In this picture the part that’s stands out most to me is the man turned away from the skulls looking sad and all the bones behind him and how many people that must have been and how many families were in pain during this terror. I think Steve McCurry was trying to emphasize how cruel the world can really be and what strong leaders can do to the world. Also he is also showing us that the world is not all nice and easy but dangerous and hard and you have to work to get something out of it. The connection between me and the photo is that when I was in Cambodia I was sight seeing around the Ankor Wat area and the guide asked us if we wanted to go to the killing fields but my parents said “no” because they thought it would make my sister and I really upset. So in the end my parents just told me as much info about it as they new.

This is my second picture. It is a picture of fishermen in Sri Lanka and it is in the group of photos called The Way it Was. This photo really wrabs my eye båcause of how physically demanding it must be to be able to fish in this sort of way and how old this way of0fmshing i| is but how much it really works. Álso what I like is even in vhå whether wiôh a storm0brewing (I think) how coímittud tèey are to ôheir jobn Steve McCurry is probaâly try to show uó that life is jard and even some of the hardest jobs in the world get paid the smallest wages. Also that you have to live with what you got. My connection with this picture is that I love fishing and I do it for fun but these people go out and fish off a top of a pole while I’m out in a boat with my uncle and really expensive fishing equipment and they are using sticks with a rope on the end. And then I realize that I am really lucky that I am not fishing to feed my family. So I really am thankful for all the things I am given in life.

All of Steve McCurry’s work deals with war or the other side of the world you don’t see every day. I have learned that some times the shot is better if it is rare rather than an every day idea. Photography brings change when we see a photo that is different and we see another part of the world different. A great photo is made by a interesting main focus that really is eye grabbing and the background that is interesting. Too make a photo last it needs to be something that not many people know about or see something interesting. To read a photo you look at the main focus then around it and try and see what it is saying or showing. Also you can try and think of other related factors to any other artwork you have seen. Steve McCurry’s work shows a journey of the world and of the change he saw in himself while around the world taken pictures. For those who were desperate, my camera became an object of hope (...)Throughout my year-long coverage of the monsoon world, my strongest conviction was that I was involved in the fundamentals of life.

The Lottery Response

1. If I was to name this story I would name it The Lottery because in this story is mainly about a lottery in a small town and old tradition.

2. I thought that there would be a lottery and that someone would be either stoned to death or just be stoned.

3. At the end I felt very anxious to find out what happened at the end and a huge void because we would not now what happened for the rest of the day.

4. I was confused when handed the paper but then someone in our group look in and told us what it was so that spoiled the void. But I did open it at 5:00pm though.

5. I felt like I really wanted to know what was the box what’s in the box and what does the black spot mean.

6. The whole story I was under suspense in wanting to know what will happen with the rocks and the lottery and when I read the end I fell into release and I was happy. I felt this way because I was really curious in what was going to happen and then the cut of and the end and waiting made me feel like there was a huge void.

7. Yes my predictions were correct and when I found out that I felt happy because I got it right.

8. To make a better prediction I think more info would help.

9. The author leaves voids in the story to make it more interesting.

10.

A: With no title your have no background information so your building suspense from the beginning.

B: With no ending you have so much suspense you really want to find out the ending.

C: With the clues you learn a bit more and a slight release of the tension.

D: The mystery paper and the delayed ending did not work on me because someone in our group looked inside and told us what was in it.

E: With a delayed ending I was in a lot of suspense and waiting for 5:00 pm

F: Nope

Band HW (Void)

The International School of Kuala Lumpur provides and exceptional  education that challenges each student to develop the attitudes, skills, knowledge and understanding to become (silence) a highly successful, spirited, socially responsible global citizen.

I think putting the word in that spot would create tension. I think this because it is far into the mission statement so your not thinking there would be a silence in the reading. Also it builds up a question and answer because you are wondering what the student is about to become and then is answers to the question. The silence also makes tension because you really want to know what it is and then there is a release when you find out the end of the sentence. 

Composers can create tension and release in their music by adding a sudden stop so people want to know what is happening next. Also you can make tension and release by slowing louder so people are waiting for the climax and then it comes and there is a release. 

Connections

I chose this picture because like in the YouTube clip it is showing happiness. If you look carefully you might make out a face and it is smiling. There are many other happiness pictures but this is the best because you have to try and make out what it is you don't just see it. Like happiness, it does not just appear you have to make it up and then it becomes clear.

I think this man is trying to show that everyone likes to be seen and heard so he goes around the world dancing and he is letting other people be seen in it. Matt talks about Tribes and every thing you do your tribe crows because it takes a lot of people to make something happen not just one person does one thing. He is also trying to make people happy by doing a funny dance so he is spreading happiness.

Complimet Guy

I think what those two guys are doing is really cool and nice. I think this because everyone loves to get a compliment about something they do whether it be what they wear or what they are doing. Those guys are right there are a bunch of gloomy people out there( not everyone) but everyone has a soft spot and if someone compliments you, you might become more happy of what they do.

I chose this image to represent my post because it shows free compliments just like the two guys were doing out on the street. There sign said " FREE COMPLIMENTS" So this I think is a good picture to represent the post.

My Name

I chose this Picture to represent my name because it shows confusion. Like my name. Where ever I travel people don't always say my name right or make fun of it and then get confused of why my name is that so I think this is the best image to represent my name.

My name means lover of hounds. It is Irish. I like my name because it is right for me. I think this because I love animals especially dogs. I have always loved dogs my whole life. When I was little I used to go to my cousins house a lot and I would just lie down with my best friend tome the dog every day and watch T.V. The only problem was that they lived in Malaysia and I lived in Australia so I did not see Tome much. But after eight years of my life my family and I moved to Malaysia and I lived at my cousins house for one month.

I was named mostly by my mum and my dad agreed to the name Conor. That's right Conor is my name Not Conner or Connor just Conor nice, short, unique and straight to the point. Well I think it is unique I don't think I know anyone with the same spelling as me. So I'm lucky. It was hard choosing my name though my mum also liked other names like Joseph but there were already too many in her family so it was Conor. She liked it because it was Irish and my mum is Irsih and my dad is Chinese so I have a Chinese last name and an Irish first name.

Some of my friends use to tease me, because I like soccer. They used to say "Conor take your kick." As in "corner kick" and I did not like it. I got really annoyed. But it was OK after a while it got old and not funny. that was in Australia. When I moved to Malaysia some of my friends could not say my name correctly because of their accent so they would call me "Corner" but I understand why and it did not feel like teasing. Conor Irish a lover of hounds short, sharp and straight to the point like me.

“The road of life twists and not the destination.”

“The road of life twists and turns and no two directions are ever the same. Yet our lessons come from the journey, not the destination.” I chose this Quote (By: Don Williams, Jr.)
because I think it tells a lot about a journeys within and physical journeys. This shows how in your life there are two choices to take if witch ever one you take you will can never go back on it. So your life is up to you too decide and if you make the wrong decisions then you have to suffer it.