Adam Bloomberg & Oliver Chanarin

This comes off as a photograph that is dependent on text- but I do not think it is.  More so than the text I am drawn to the circular frame- I think it is key to this image and the images from the series.  This also comes off as kind of a joke, however, it is a very seriuos subject matter.  We can see the subject is clearly not laughing- he is covered in glue and tied to a post.  I chose this image because out of context from the series it is very decieving.  At first I laughed- but then upon looking at the rest of the series I understood the severity of the content.

Daphne Fitzpatrick

One of the things about color photography that I respond to most is the lack of vibrance and or hue.  I like when photographers choose to shoot virtually monochromatic subjects because little hints of color come through.  The subtle blue of natural daylight is visible in this image and contrasted by the yellows in the button.  I am drawn to images like this that are successful in terms of subtlety and simplicity.

Jessica Craig Martin

What I respond to most in these photographs is the judgemental nature of these pictures.  And i like how the photographer uses flash to emphasize the bias that she has towards these aristocunts.  Another aspect of these photographs that I respond heavily to is that they have a documentative feel to them- but there is room left for interpretation.  For example my initial reaction to these images, before reading any captions,  was that they were moments of poeple stealing from one another.  I chose these three images to emphasize why I felt that way, but honestly the whole series was visually interesting.