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Australian War Memorial - Photography & Fashion

Photography

In his book - The Camera at War - Lewnski describes how that in the early wars of the 19th century information regarding battles or life on the front was heavily censored, so as to not erode the morale of those back home. Right from the outset of WW1, no war correspondent or photographer was allowed anywhere near the front. Yet with the advent of roll film came smaller camera's that were easily concealed - and it was the everyday soldier, at risk of courtmarshall, that became the unofficial recorder of the hardships and the horrors of the front line. One such photographer was named F. A. Fyfe:

photos by: F.A.Fyfe 1916. WW1.

The next photo is more typical of what the folks back home would have been allowed to see:

British official photograph N-C.3318., Associated Illustrating Agencies London

"Interior of the E.F.C. Depot at Cologne. There is no food shortage here."

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://pierreswesternfront.punt.nl/upload/Hooge/image007.jpg&imgrefurl=http://pierreswesternfront.punt.nl

Therefore due to the emergence of these unofficial photographs, those in charge where forced to rethink the restrictions placed on official reporters and photographers, allowing them more freedom and access to the action.

Fashion

Due to the evolution of weapons and battle strategies, uniforms under went an evolution from flashy and brightly coloured affairs to more practical and camouflaged attire. Technological advancements include the improvement of body armour from full steel, heavy and cumbersome vests - to lightweight, high impact resistant Kevlar armour

Photos from: http://www.il.ngb.army.mil.mueseum/

B&W

Some very cool grainy B&W stuff here:http://www.rayon-vert.com/

NGA Assignment

Victory Girls. Albert tucker. 1943

http://artsearch.nga.gov.au/Detail.cfm?IRN=82187
Untouchable champions of freedom and righteousness - our glorious hero's of world war two. So who is this disrespectful, ungrateful young upstart who represented the greatest generation as pigs? Oh.... it was painted in 1943, during the war, by someone who's experience of wartime Australia, may have been a little different to what you may find in the history books.

Obviously it was the subject matter that i found confronting in this painting. The portrayal of the soldiers as pigs certainly didn't anger me, but it did make me think that in wartime Australia, life probably wasn't always like what I saw on The Sullivan's.

"Ich will alles um mich hergusrotten"

George Grosz. 1922.

www.kultur-online.net/?q=node/3214

Obviously this work of art is having a go at capitalist greed, picturing a pig faced, cigar smoking, gloating capitalist who doesn't mince his words ( "I shall exterminate everything around me that restricts me from being the master"). But what caught my eye? What is with the bulge in his pants, and is the cigar meant to look like a penis? What's the significance? Is it just to add to the vulgarity of the subject?

First Attempt

Hi everyone. Never blogged before, hope it works. I'm really impressed by every one's work - it can only benefit my photography to be surrounded by such talented and creative people - feel a bit of an inadequate photo hobbyist though! A lot of my photo's are of the apple of my eye - my two year old daughter Charlotte. She is the most photographed child in the world, second only to that Cruise kid.
I don't have many photo's to show you as i haven't been into digital long and i don't have many scanned images. Anyhow, lots to learn, i feel like I've got a lot of catching up to do.