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A content analysis of photographs in magazine Pestrý týden and Life magazine
Oulová, Jana ; Láb, Filip (advisor) ; Teplá, Jana (referee)
The thesis "A content analysis of photographs in Pestry tyden and LIFE magazine" analyses two successful magazines of the first half of the 20th century. Intentionally, two periodicals of different origin (Czechoslovakia and the United States) are compared to investigate the assumption that the different origin has major influence on the overall concept and focus of the periodicals. The subject of this study is the selection of volumes of 1937-1945, the period of the greatest success of both magazines. The study aims not only at describing the contents of the periodicals but also at situating them into social, political and art-historical context. The study is based on a theoretical part which gives a general overview of photojournalism and tracks the slow beginning of journalistic photography and the birth of the first illustrated magazines. This part also deals with technological development which made possible quality image journalism. The study does not leave out numerous restrictions, e. g. censorship, which were a frequent point of struggle for the magazines' authors. Key words: illustrated magazines, magazine photography, photojournalism, documentary photography, war photography, censorship, propaganda
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Photographic essay of yestrday and today (comparison of media image of war conflicts in news periodicals)
Havlovicová, Anna ; Lábová, Alena (advisor) ; Láb, Filip (referee)
The diploma thesis Photographic essay of yesterday and today (comparison of media image of war conflicts in news periodicals) presents comparison of the visual image of photographic essay of the 50s and 60s - the classical photojournalism period, with the contemporary one. The diploma thesis examines photographic essay, using war photography as an example. For clarity, photographic essays from two major war conflicts are examined. The pictures published in the American news magazine LIFE dealing with the Vietnam war are used as an example of the photographic essay produced during the classical photojournalism era of the 50s and 60s. Photographic essays published by the members of VII Photo Agency committed to the Iraq war serve as an example of the contemporary work. This thesis analyses the individual photos and the visual image of photographic essay on the whole, too. The aim of the diploma thesis is to demonstrate that modern technology highly affects the visual image of today's photographic essays.
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War photographer Antonín Kratochvíl
Vondrášková, Alena ; Lábová, Alena (advisor) ; Halada, Jan (referee)
The subject of this bachelor thesis gives an idea of the personality and work of the photographer Antonín Kratochvíl. Kratochvíl is one of eminent photographers not only in the Czech Republic, but also worldwide. The objective of this thesis is to describe his attitudes to photographing and situations he depicts, in particular attitudes to depicting war conflicts and violence. He strives for summarizing key events affecting his life and for ascertaining how such situations influenced his work. The thesis describes how the author depicts facts from esthetical, technical or ethical viewpoints. By concrete photographs, it tries to explain the method how Kratochvíl works, summarize his principles and assess the possible causes of his success. The thesis also detects the aspects of journalistic photographs and professional, social- political and esthetical aspects of the profession of the photographer.
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Contemporary art after Late Photography.
Czanderle, Michal ; DVOŘÁK, Tomáš (advisor) ; JANOŠČÍK, Václav (referee)
In my work, I would like to close the term "Late photography". Personally, I believe that since the seventies we in the works of many artists find similar documentary strategies that relate to the concept of "Late photography". Currently, there is a certain exhaustion of this concept. For these reasons, I would like to focus on finding artists who suggest a new direction in photography while benefiting from a "photojournalist".
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The Liberation of Pilsen 1945 in Photography
Křenová, Tereza ; SILVERIO, Robert (advisor) ; JANOŠČÍK, Václav (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with liberation of Pilsen in May 1945 by american army in photography. The aim of this thesis is finding and collecting archival materials and placing them in a historical-political context. Communist regime changed the portrayal of historical events and directly influenced the amount of exisiting photographs, documents and lives of those who created them. Important part of this bachelor thesis is working with those archival materials – particularly with photographs capturing arrival of Americans and their stay in Czechoslovakia at the end of WW2. Both professional and amateur photographers created valuable photographs as they witnessed the liberation of Pilsen. These photographs became in spite of communist propaganda a clear evidence that Pilsen was liberated by american army.
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How War Photography Can Influence Public Opinion.
Sommersová, Barbora ; Horný, Stanislav (advisor) ; Souralová, Veronika (referee)
Because the reality of war is so far from our own, images captured from the field become the only visuals shaping our understanding of the course of events. This gives war photography a unique power that can be used to influence masses. The aim of this thesis is to illustrate the ways in which such photographs can be used to shape public opinion. It offers a theoretical understanding of the influences that are involved in forming the final effect a photograph has on its viewer. Then it specifies how these influences have been used by examining the visual representation of two wars: the War in Vietnam and the Spanish Civil War. My findings will be supported by my own experience of documenting the refugee crisis in the Balkans.
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