Categories of Photographs

This is a photograph by Kenneth Josephson. It is called New York State (Ship) and was taken in 1970. It was done on Gelatin Silver Print. It falls into the theoretical category because it makes you think what if that boat was there? The URL is https://www.artsy.net/artwork/kenneth-josephson-new-york-state-ship. 

This photo was taken by Frans Lanting in 1989 in Botswana. It is called elephant at dawn. this would fall into the Aesthetically evaluative category because it is showing something beautiful to look at. The URL is https://www.worldwildlife.org/magazine/issues/winter-2015/articles/into-africa-photographs-by-frans-lanting.

This is a photograph taken by Marc Ribound during the Vietnam war. This falls into the ethically evaluative category because it is showing a person saying peace instead of war. The URL is       http://art180grantzulick.weebly.com/critiquing-photography-challenge.html.

This photograph was taken by Mary Ellen Mark. It is called Rat and Mike with a gun and was taken in Seatle Washington in 1983. This falls under the interpretive category because it is describing the life of these two boys, but you don't know exactly what is going on.  The URL is https://www.flickr.com/photos/31187481@N03/3094252512.

This is a photograph by Henri Cartier-Bresson. It is called Spain and was taken in 1933. This would go under the Explanatory category because it is showing a way of life. It is showing how and where these kids are living. The URL is https://pro.magnumphotos.com/C.aspx?VP3=CMS3&VF=MAGO31_10_VForm&ERID=24KL53ZMYN.

This Photo was taken with the Hubble Space Telescope by the ESA/NASA on October 20th 2017. It is a twisted cosmic knot . This photograph best fits the Informative category because it was taken for space research. The URL is https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/iotd.html.