Don McCullin is a British photojournalist, known internationally especially for his war photography. His career, which started in 1959, examines the underside of society. His photographs show the unemployed and the poor.
McCullin has covered conflicts all over the world, from Vietnam to Northern Ireland. In 1968, his camera actually stopped a bullet intended for him.
For my research, I have looked mainly at some of his portraits and his war photography.
His images are full of character. Although McCullin's photographs are all taken during live combat situations, there are definitely ideas I can take away and use in my own images. Looking at the group of soldiers, I will definitely try and get a photographs of resting soldiers.
Also, although my shoot is that of a reenactment, I'd like to try and get the type of emotions across that McCullin shows in his images. It will be a tough thing to achieve, but worth a try as it will really add to the images.
I really like his work. It's full of character. I think the fact that it was all black and white adds to that. I think he set out to convey the feelings of the people in his photographs and you definitely think you could have a a good idea about the hard lives and tough times his subjects have gone through after looking at his images.
Image Resources:
http://www.joshua-s.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Don-McCullin-Dunhill-Voice-Spring-Summer13.jpg
http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Observer/Pix/pictures/2010/2/4/1265294749362/Shellshocked-soldier-006.jpg
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/multimedia/archive/00367/42-31691825_a_367363j.jpg
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