Kurt Hutton, Young Women at Fair (United Kingdom, 1938)

The interwar period was marked by ?? Kurt Hutton manages to portray this feeling of postwar lightheartedness in his photographs taken across Britain during the 1930s. Here, a group of young women enjoy themselves on a ride in one of the country’s summer fairs. The joyful expression on their faces reminds us of the legacy left behind by the Roaring Twenties in middle and upper class British society. The girl at the centre of the picture is seen standing up and flirtatiously placing her hand on the hip, while her short dress gets blown up by the wind, subtly revealing her stockings and underwear. The first half of the 20th century also represented a key moment in the history of feminist movements, most importantly regarding the British suffragette’s movement. An important step towards women’s liberation, this first-wave feminism had a considerable effect on how women dressed and the way they expressed themselves within social structures, allowing a new-found identity reflected in Hutton’s photograph.

 Margarete Bourke-White (Kentucky, 1937)

Yet, behind the façade of the new level of luxurious lifestyle enjoyed only by the select few, the reality of the 1930s reflected a completely different side of the story. The Wall Street crisis of 1929, which had a massive effect worldwide, made the 1930s de decade of the Great Depression. Bourke-White’s famous photograph, showing the realities of the American life, became one of the most iconic images of the social inequalities present in American society during this decade.  A group of African-Americans stands in line, waiting for relief, making the stark contrast between the advertised affluence and the reality of life as clear as day.

Henri Cartier-Bresson, Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare (France, 1932)

A beautiful photograph taken by probably the most acclaimed street photographer that ever lived. Cartier-Bresson’s acute timing and composition makes this photograph a perfect candid shot. The silhouette of a man, hastily jumping over a puddle, and the dark background show the feel that dominated Europe during the 1930s. The Great Depression, the rise of National Socialism in Germany, the threat of yet another World War. Uncertainty and fear looms around.

Robert Capa, The Falling Soldier (Spain, 1936)

Taken by one of the greatest war photographers of all time during the Spanish Civil War, this photograph depicts the moment that a Republican soldier is hit by a bullet. The instant of death captured in a timeless moment.

Dimtri Baltermants (Crimea, 1942)

176 000 civilians were slaughtered by the German Army in the Crimea in 1942. Baltermants shot this photograph of mourners looking for their dead amidst a sea of bodies, capturing one of the most striking images of World War II.

Joe Rosenthal (Iwo Jima, 1945), Yevgeni Khaldei (Berlin, 1945)

The moment of victory for the Allied forces finally came in May 1945. It marked the end of a conflict of epic proportions, the bloodiest war fought in the whole history of humanity. In little over a decade, around 60 million people lost their lives. The cooperation between some of the most powerful nations on earth was necessary to finally defeat the Nazi regime in 1945. Ironically, after the end of the war, the Allies would quickly start to drift apart into two major blocks, with the USA and the Soviet Union at the helm of each side. The second half of the century would be dominated by the ultimate ideological conflict between East and West.

Robert Doisneau (Paris, 1945)

That Parisian way of life beautifully captured in a perfectly timed moment. It is hard to find a photograph so full of character and life, a picture so subtly composed to show the joy of a Parisian weekend just after the liberation of the capital and the end of the war.

Newton fué un mirón elegante que construía de manera perfecta sus escenarios fotografiados casi como bodegones anatómicos con las mas hermosas del mundo, mujeres nórdicas, musculosas y altas, de piernas eternas y siempre acompañadas de sus tacos altos, mujeres  fuertes y dominantes.Creando, reflejando el mito de su mujer fantasiosa e ideal.

Judío proveniente de una familia perteneciente a la alta burguesía alemana tuvo que sufrir las consecuencias de la guerra (en la cual su familia perdió todo) y después que el exilio en China donde, con sólo una cámara, se incorporó como reportero gráfico de un importante periódico pero sin conseguir ningún tipo de éxito alguno. Al tiempo viajaría a Australia donde tuvo que nacionalizarse y cambiar su nombre original que era: Neustaedter a Newton.  Fue enlistado en el ejercito hasta que terminó la guerra, ya instalado en Melbourne montó su primer estudio donde conoció a la actriz June Browne quien le serviría de modelo y en 1948 se convertiría en June Newton, su mujer, contratando un matrimonio que los uniría como artistas con una historia mutua de complicidad y apoyo, una unión que duraría hasta la muerte de Newton en Los Angeles en el 2004. Aún hoy, su mujer June es la que se encarga de administrar y difundir su historia y obra.

La capacidad de Newton y su trabajo fue una tarea transgresora, por eso es normal que hoy en día, sea mirada su obra como un corpus elegante, fuerte y reconocido internacionalmente. Sin embargo cuando despegó su carrera en los años sesenta del siglo pasado, la gente no estaba preparada para la mirada de aquel alemán que huyó de los nazis en su adolescencia y que buscó por diferentes medios y ciudades hasta encontrar su reconocimiento y su mirada aceptada. El trabajo de los artistas suele ser mucho más desenfrenado y poco seguro, su futuro y el de su obra se rige por las circunstancias de las cuales se rodean o se sabe rodear y Newton fue un viajero amante de la buena vida y del vivir bien, su mentalidad lo llevaba a generar esos escenarios y situaciones de mujeres millonarias o con la ambición de serlo, mujeres amazonas, rubias y nórdicas que ilustraban todo ese esplendor mágico de su mente. Helmut supo buscar y pelear por su destino por sus fotos, en su camino tuvo la fortuna de contar y encontrarse con gente muy influyente que de alguna manera apoyo su trabajo como Hug Hefner el dueño de Play Boy que se fascinó con la mirada de este fotógrafo alemán y patrocino en varios casos muchas de sus  caprichos fotográficos.

Hoy en día, el trabajo de Newton se expuso en todas las revistas de moda del mundo, las publicaciones más influyentes amaban tener sus fotos, las personalidades del cine deseaban ser retratados por él, aunque nunca se consideró un artista su obra habló por él y trascendió al punto de convertirlo hoy, después de su muerte en uno de los mas reconocidos artistas del siglo XX, por lo que es: uno de los mejores retratistas de la mujer.

Initialement attiré par le cinéma documentaire, ce qui marquera fortement ses travaux, René Burri s’oriente finalement vers la photographie. Il considère la photo comme un moyen d’expression personnel, un outil lui permettant de montrer des images qui reflètent toutes ses propres préoccupations. Contrairement à son mentor Henri Cartier-Bresson, qui capte « l’instant décisif », Burri travaille davantage sur le long terme.

Ce photographe est connu pour ses clichés relatifs à tous les grands évènements de l’époque : la guerre de Corée puis celle du Viêt Nam, les bouleversements économiques et culturels en Chine ou en Europe, etc. C’est un témoin de l’histoire qui veut restituer sa propre vision du monde.

Aussi, Burri est un homme qui s’intéresse spécialement à notre continent latino-américain. Des clichés historiques sur l’Amérique latine, comme par exemple : ceux de la crise de Cuba (où il photographie notamment Che Guevara et Fidel Castro), ceux de la toute nouvelle capitale brésilienne, Brasilia, ou ceux de son fameux reportage sur les derniers gauchos d’Argentine, sont définitivement entrés dans l’histoire.

Après plus de soixante années de carrière, des photographies parmi les plus connues de du monde, des reportages publiés dans les journaux les plus réputés, des séries sur le Corbusier ou Pablo Picasso devenues mythiques, René Burri appartient à la toute petite famille de ceux communément appelés les « monstres sacrés » de la Photographie.

Cannes, 1957

Corée du Sud, 1961

Brasilia, 1960

La Habana, 1963

La Habana, 1963

Buenos Aires, 1960

São Paulo, 1960

Eugene de Salignac (USA, 1928)

A construction worker rests in the William Bridge Subway near Brooklyn Bridge in New York. The continuous industrialisation of the United States from the mid 1800s onwards provided the backbone for the economic surge lived during the early 20th century. Many of the workers that made the American Industrial Revolution possible were poor immigrants from European countries seeking a better life overseas, lured by the idea of the so-called American Dream. New York was one of the main entry points for these European immigrants, who were greeted by the sight of the famous Statue of Liberty symbolising the start of a new life in the land of freedom.

André Kertész (France, 1928)

This photograph of man carrying a package on a street in Meudon, France, provides an interesting insight into the expansion of the newly industrialised Europe. The train steaming across bridge and the construction site just behind where the buildings and the street come to an end represent the evolution of the urban taking over the rural world.

Lewis Hine (USA, 1920)

A powerhouse mechanic works on a steam pump. It was the invention of the steam engine that made the European Industrial Revolution possible in the 19th century, and steam-powered machines were also the main muscle-power of the North American industrialisation process.

Anonymous (London, 1912)

A newspaper boy in a London street stands with a poster breaking the news about the sinking of RMS Titanic on the 15th of April, 1912. Only around 700 passengers of about 2220 on board were saved after the ship, operated by the White Star Line, a highly prominent British shipping company, hit an iceberg and sank in the icy waters of the North Atlantic during its maiden voyage. The disaster provided a heavy blow for the reputation of British engineering, which during the 19th century prided itself on being the best in the world.

August Sander (Germany, 1914)

Three young German farmers, dressed for a visit to the city, stop on a muddy path only months before the start of the Great War. This rural, even idyllic, world would soon be completely blown out of recognition, along with the lives of millions people, in what would turn out to be one of the bloodiest conflicts ever witnessed by mankind.

Anonymous (Belgium, 1917)

A nurse tends to injured soldiers near the front line in Belgium during the Great War. The newly invented trench warfare and the employment of modern military tactics and weapons made the First World War the first conflict fought on a truly massive scale, with millions of lives lost during four years of war.

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Bienvenidos al blog de EYE SCREAM PROJECT. Durante los próximos meses, este será el lugar donde discutiremos todo lo que tenga que ver con la fotografía. Con series sobre temas específicos y presentaciones de fotógrafos y sus estilos, intentaremos acercarlos un poco más al mundo de la fotografía, así como mantenerlos informados sobre nuestras actividades. Para más información sobre nuestro proyecto, visita nuestra página “who we are”.

Bem-vindos ao blog do EYE SCREAM PROJECT. Durante os próximos meses, este blog será o lugar para a discussão de todos os aspectos da fotografia. Com séries sobre temas específicos e apresentações de fotógrafos e seus estilos, tentaremos aproximá-los ao mundo da fotografia e mantê-los informados de nossas atividades. Para saber mais sobre o projeto, visitem a pagina “who we are”.

Willkommen zum Blog von EYE SCREAM PROJECT. In den nächsten Monaten wird dieser der Ort sein, wo wir alles was mit Fotografie zu tun hat diskutieren werden. Mit Serien über spezifische Themen und Vorstellungen von verschiedenen Fotografen und deren Stilen werden wir versuchen, euch ein Stück näher in die Welt der Fotografie zu bringen. Mehr Infos über unseren Projekt findest du unter “who we are”.