The Glass Castle

11/28/2013

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I was probably supposed to post my thoughts about how I thought the book would go before I read the book but it's a little late so I'm just going to write this now...

Anyways, originally I had high hopes for the glass castle I was expecting adventure and tragedy but I never suspected they'd come in such large amounts. What I was expecting was a story of a girl and her family's travels. What I found was what I was expecting, but to the extreme. Some parts of the book were almost unbelievable. It was hard to think about it as a memoir. I'm glad she turned out successful in the end, she deserves a happy ending, everyone does. 
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James Nachtwey- War Photographer

11/18/2013

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"Fear is not what's important, it's how you deal with it. It would be like asking a marathon runner if they feel pain. It's not a matter of whether you feel it, it's how you manage it." ~ James Nachtwey
      Fear, a small word that often tries to move into our lives and take control. It stops us in our tracks allowing us to feel scared, we think "it's too dangerous" or "what if this happens"... Sometimes we just have to think "is fear important." I admire James Nachtwey's determined and caring personality. He takes hold of his fear and buries it deep inside in order to bring awareness to the blind eyes, the people who don't see, or refuse to see the tragedies taking place around the world. This brilliant war photographer feels empathy towards people in horrible situations and he uses his talent to aid in desperate times. His life is at risk, but fear is not important. His heart goes out to those who are suffering, the people in his photographs. 

"I try to use whatever I know about photography to be of service to the people I'm photographing." ~ James Nachtwey. 
      Some people might ask "why photograph war?" Really they should be asking "Why wouldn't we photograph war?" James Nachtwey has not only made a career out of this but he's also made it his mission. He doesn't photograph these people to benefit himself. He does it to document catastrophes in hopes of them coming to an end. It's not an easy job but he's dedicated to making a difference. 
http://www.iso400.ch/2012/foto-filme-war-photographer-mit-verlosung/http://www.amadelio.com/vlog/2007/02/06/vlog-videoblog-james-nachtwey-war-photographer/
http://photojournalismalovestory.blogspot.ca/2011/03/on-james-nachtwey-living-portrait-of.html
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Generation Jobless?

11/6/2013

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The documentary touched on the idea of failure and depression…  Just kidding :) But seriously though? Generation jobless!?! I mean talk about crushing our hopes and telling us we’ll live a life of dept and disappointment. I mean I get the point and I understand we’re going through a bit of a rough time, but I don’t think all hope is lost;) What I took out of the film is that we need to start researching and looking up necessary  jobs that lack workers. We also need to realize we’re living in an over educated country with ample people going through to University/college and it’s hard to get into the field you want to be in. As a generation we need to be willing and prepared to take a different route and possibly consider plan B (but still push for plan A).  
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