Magnum Photographer: Richard Kalvar
Of the photographers listed on the Magnum Photography website, I chose to analyze the work of Richard Kalvar. The primary reason I chose Richard Kalvar as my photographer was that his work stood out to me the most among the other photographers. The reason Kalvar's work was most interesting to me was that the majority of his images are candid photographs that catch people in rather awkward, unconventional, or bizarre poses or acts. This made Kalvar's work so eye-catching to me, as I examined the rather odd poses of his subjects or the unexpected moments captured in his images. I selected this particular image by Richard Kalvar out of all his other images. The reason I wanted to examine this image most was due to the exaggerated facial expression of the young man on the left in this image, which Kalvar was able to capture. The expression of this young man is rather awkward, yet somewhat comical as well. The young man appears dumbfounded, leading me, as th...