Paul Strand, Blind Women, 1961

This photograph of Paul Strands was a different approach to his normal work of New Yorks street figures. The women captured in this photograph was a beggar said to of been fully blind, Grahame Clarke says in capture 6 of "The portrait in photography" The subject has no name, merely a number registering her as an official beggar. This helps me to understand what kind of women were beggars in this period of time. By looking at the beggars appearance you don't nessarly no she is blind without the name tag over her neck. Grahame Clarke talks about this in capture 6 of "The portrait in photography" by saying "the blind women demands significance and status, if for no other reason than the fact of her existence, and the emotional resonance of her condition" The interesting thought about this photograph is the pure unknown that by the women being blind she may not even no her photo is being taken and a part of strands project.

Tina Modotti By Edward Weston 1923

This image of photographer Tina Modotti looks more to modernism, by photographing his lover in the daylight Edward Weston captures the photographers body in such detail to make the curves and features stand out. The photograph does make you wonder why Tina Modotti is not connecting with the photographer as they are romantically involved, it is as if he is looking past who she is and there relationship to keep the photograph purely focused on her body. Looking were this photograph might have been taken i no that by the sharp shadow underneath her, the sun was blazing down on to the nude body, giving us a bit more of an insight as to were this photograph was shot. Looking at the brick pattern on the floor it almost contrast with her silky smooth body making the textures of this photograph stand out even more to me. 

Surrealism Claude Cahun

Claude Cahun was a French artist, photography who looked at surrealism with in gender. These self portraits of her are a variation of feminine and masculine, she dramatically changes her appearance to make the viewers question the gender. For example her photographs show such a diverse range of sexual identity, on one image she appears to have short hair with a stubbed chin which is contrast to her other image appearing to be a doll like female with extravagant make up. However the interesting part of this work is on some images she shows androgyny within her photos looking past both genders.