Monday, September 7, 2009

W. Eugene Smith


W. Eugene Smith was inspired to be a photojournalist after the suicide of his father was ill reported. He was known for his thorny personality, his refusal to compromise his standards, and his workaholic personality. He became a world renowned war correspondent, famous for heartbreaking photos like this one, Wounded, Dying Infant Found by American Soldier in Saipan Mountains, June 1944:

saigon

Smith was severely injured in Okinawa during his 13th campaign. It was uncertain if he would ever take a photo again. After two years of recuperating and thirty surgeries he was inspired to take his first photo since his injury, my favorite photo, "The Walk to Paradise Garden".

“The day I again tried for the first time to make a photograph I could barely load the roll of film into the camera. Yet I was determined that the first photograph would be a contrast to the war photographs and that it would speak an affirmation of life. Thus I took a picture of two children. My children.”

paradise

Here is another one of his that I adore, Awaiting Survivors of the Andrea Doria:
waiting

4 comments:

Mom said...

Very beautiful pictures.

CK-S said...

This is absolutely one of my FAVORITE pictures! Thank you for posting it.

sandra said...




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