Scrapbook, somehow in relation to Steve(n) McAfee.

Goin' Home: "Goin' Home" is the name of this photograph of former Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Graham Washington Jackson (1903-1983) that appeared in the April 17, 1945 edition of Life magazine. Taken by Ed Clark, the photo depicts Jackson playing the accordion as the funeral procession of President Roosevelt passes by. I first saw this picture on a class field trip toWarm Springs, Georgia when I was 11 years old. Up until that point I thought that I did not care for photography. This picture struck me, and it stuck with me. It allowed me to realize that it was only posed photography that I hated.
Zombo.com: Created on October 10th, 1999, by a man named Josh Levine. Zombocom invites users into a world in which anything is possible. This website, with its brilliant animation and narration, has inspired me for many years, allowing me to truly believe that the only limit is myself, that the infinite is possible and that the unattainable is unknown. Although many hundreds of thousands of websites have come and gone in the nine years since its creation, Zombo com continues to be a becaon of hope and inspiration for the entire world. Zombo com has been visited by more than 100 million viewers.
Resonance Magazine: Not caring much for magazines I had a hard time finding anything to fit the criteria of the 3rd item in this scrapbook. I found this two page story in a magazine called Resonance. The use of white space, clean lines, and interesting fonts are what appeal to me. Modern magazines are so jumbled and tightly packed in the push for more content in less space; a magazine willing to utlize open space is interesting to me. Since finding this spread nearly at random I have been inspired to look up Resonance Magazine, and have discovered that use of empty space is a very important part of the aesthetics of the entire publication.
Afghan Girl: For this project I was told to include photos that are "visually arresting". I was hesitant to use this photo, since it is so well known. However, it is absolutely the best example of "visually arresting" that i have ever seen. Taken by Steve McCurry it appeared on the June 1985 cover of National Geographic Magazine. Depicts a 13 year old Afghan girl in a Pakistani refugee camp. Titled "Afghan Girl" due the the fact that the name of the subject, Sharbat Gula, was not known until 2002. With "intentional works", paintings and posed images and such, I have always had a hard time feeling any real emotion towards the piece. Only in photographs of real moments do true emotions become apparent. I hesitate to write anything about this image in that anything would only detract. This picture and "Goin' Home" inspire me to search for the true emtional content in any image, and to ignore the low hanging fruit of standard and easy photography.