if i could photograph any historical event, what event would it be and why?
i would have to say either woodstock or the Nazi's rise to power(not to the point of the killing. just Hitler's rise. probably to the point of the Reichstag.)
woodstock because of the mood. i would have loved to capture the energy, not just the motion. i would want to capture the feelings and emotion that the bands feel while playing, and how the people feel by listening. i would want to capture more than it's mainly remembered for; sex, drugs and rock n'roll.
for Hitler's rise it's more complicated than i can explain. i don't approve of what he did, nor do i look up to him, i just find him facinating. he was so twisted i would want to get pictures of him when he is at his lowest. i would want to capture more pictures than just the famous ones of him looking like a strong dictator. i would want his emotions to show.
Hitler used that all his advantage... interesting specimen to study as far as their use of imagery, paranoia, slogans, design, etc.. I attended in interesting talk by an expert in totalitarian regimes and how they used design to their benefit... and some still do this today.
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