Dany's Photography Blog: 2017

Tuesday, December 12, 2017

Tales of Light

PART 1
1. The photographer is Eric Cheng and he takes photos of underwater animals.
2. The thing I found most interesting about this episode was the history and reputation behind the subject that was being photographed, the anaconda.
3. From this episode I learned how important it is to take photos of endangered animals because it helps educate people about the truth behind the subject.
4. This episode takes place off the coast of Norway during the winter. Later on, Cheng also travels to Brazil to capture his photos. I think the locations were rather interesting because both locations seem to be rather desolate, unpopular, and different from each other.
5. This work is important because it helps spread awareness of the subject that is being photographed, the anaconda. The anaconda is in danger of declining in numbers and people happen to be scared of them because of myth and reputation. But the photographer's job is to let people know that the anaconda is not some scary monster that needs to be feared, but rather just a reptilian snake that we happen to share the earth with.

PART 2-
1.The photographer is Eric Cheng and his main focus includes going underwater and taking photos of sharks.
2. What I found most interesting is how calm both the photographers and the sharks were when in contact with each other. It also amazed me how Cheng took the risk of bothering the shark just to get a plastic ring off of it. It's also amazing how the sharks responded to affection from the photographers.
3. What I learned was how normal sharks are; everyone (including movies and books) make sharks seem like vicious monsters of the depth. It helps show that sharks are just like any other animal that gets scared, that wants affection, and only wishes to survive in the wild.
4. The location of this episode takes place in the Bahamas and Tiger Beach, out in the ocean was where the photos were taken.
5. The work that is being done is important because without it people will continue to not care. They'll continue to hunt and be scared of sharks; it's also likely they'll continue to trash the ocean. This photography can help people change their views an understand that sharks are just like any other creature.