Documentary photography aims to capture truthful and objective images, often of historic events or social issues. Most images are candid shots taken without artificial lighting or manipulation. The document includes examples of documentary photographers such as Walker Evans, Dianne Arbus, and Chris Jordan, and their work highlighting social problems adheres to the genre conventions through candid, unstaged photos bringing attention to important issues.

1. Documentary Photography Documentary photography is a genre where images must be truthful and objective. It can be the capturing of historic events or highlighting/bringing attention to social or political problems and issues Most images are usually Candid Artificial lighting set ups are rarely used and images can not be manipulated Can Documentary be manipulated to be biased?

2. Walker Evans the great depression Dianne Arbus- Freaks Ken Schles – Invisible City Chris Jordan -Various Cocaine Blue Cocain True, Eugene Richards Gary Winogrand Martin Parr-Last Resort Alex Currie- Degeneration

3. Documentary photography (title) What are the genre conventions? Whats the purpose of the genre? Images from a variety of photographers (titled with photographers name and body of work) Explain how these conventions are in the images you have chosen and explain specifically how/why? A small piece about the body of work and how it stays true to the genre conventions