A single photograph can change it all. Well, this may be the truth at least for Toronto native Douglas Kirkland, who rose to fame shortly after photographing Marilyn Monroe. Since then, he has been recognized for his many stunning shots of celebrities, ranging from Leonardo Decaprio to Stephen Hawking. Now 80 years old with many years of experience under his belt, he is widely acknowledged for his talent.
Douglas Kirkland was born 1934 in Toronto Canada. From a young age Douglas had plenty of exposure to the world of photography, as his father had been fascinated by it. At age 13, young Kirkland already knew what he wanted to do with his life, to be a photographer. It was for this reason a year later he began to work at a photography studio. When he turned 18, he attended the New York Institute of Photography. Upon completion he got a new job at a camera shop, where it became frustrating that he was selling cameras rather than taking pictures.
After a couple jobs where he covered and wrote stories regarding local events, but with a lack of fulfillment, he began to write photogr...
Tommy Douglas was a remarkable Canadian whose contributions have helped to shape our nation. During his forty two years in politics, Tommy Douglas proved himself to be an outstanding Canadian leader. He is largely responsible for our central banking, old age pensions, unemployment insurance, and our universal medicare. Though he never became Prime Minister, he is highly regarded by the general public. Tommy Douglas was one of the greatest Canadians that ever lived.
2. He moved to New York and got a job as a free-lance writer but failed, he then
Many say that the best things in life are free, like family and love. But without health, nothing in this world matters. Thomas Clement "Tommy" Douglas, known as "the Father of Medical Healthcare", was one of Canada's most captivating politicians who was not elected as Prime Minister. (Canadian Health Coalition: Tommy Douglas). He was born in Falkirk, Scotland, and moved to Winnipeg when he was 15 years old. (The Canadian Encyclopedia). He never gave up on his dreams and persevered until his voice was heard. (The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan). Many described Tommy Douglas as a small man with a huge personality. His impressive interaction skills, lightheartedness and support from millions of Canadians aided him in giving Canadians something that stronger and more powerful nations could not provide: universal Medicare. (Douglas-Coldwell Foundation). Besides introducing universal healthcare to Canada, he established several legislations such as the Trade Union Act, which improved workers’ compensation and also increased minimum wage. (CBC: Canada, “A People’s History”). Tommy Douglas was the best Canadian because he introduced universal healthcare to North America, was the head of the first democratic socialist government in North America, and established several labor legislation laws that helped average Canadians live a higher quality of life.
Frederick Douglass, a slave in America until the age of 20, wrote three of the most highly regarded autobiographies of the 19th century, yet he only began learning to read and write when he turned 12 years old. After an early life of hardship and pain, Douglass escaped to the North to write three autobiographies, spaced decades apart, about his life as a slave and a freeman. The institution of slavery scarred him so deeply that he decided to dedicate his powers of speech and prose to fighting it.
(58). He had to write short stories to make a living. He had wrote over
In Douglas Monroy’s essay “The Creation and Re-creation of California Society,” the thesis is that studying history of California is not just about changes in state’s political concerns but is more about relation with human existence. First, he talks about land and liberty and how Californians settled at the landscape. Second, Douglas explains about the life in present day California. Last, he talks about Californios and Indios. Douglas Monroy’s purpose in writing this essay is to inform readers of how California and the inhabitants were in the 1800s by showing detailed life style.
are two of the best examples of the theme of ‘crime and punishment’ in the nineteenth
Juliet Margaret Cameron was a Pioneer Victorian photographer during the nineteenth century. She took up photography later in life at the age forty-eight when her daughter presented her with a camera. This simple gift sparked enthusiasm in Cameron and led her to become one of the most colorful personalities in photography.Cameron was born in Calcutta in 1815 to a well to do British Family. After being educated in Europe, she returned to the Cape of Good Hope in 1836. While she was there she met Charles Hay Cameron, whom she married in 1838.
The world has many photographers that anyone can look at. You can call me an amateur or say I don’t really understand the art but when I look at most of the pictures available, and I have looked at thousands lately, I don’t see anything different in the style of photography. I just see pictures. I see pictures of beautiful subjects and pictures of ugly subjects. I never really thought about the difference being the photographer instead of the subject, until I saw Elliott Erwitt.
After working numerous menial jobs, Hughes stumbled upon a profession that truly suited him. He became a merchant seaman and recurrently visited various ports in West Africa. From these travels he learned that he loved seeing new and foreign places. Instead of returning to the United States, Hughes spent time living in far off places such as Pans, Genoa, and Rome. In each location he gathered information and experience that he began writing about. Upon returning to the U.S., Hughes released his first publication and gained instant attention and fame. Now comfortable with what he wanted for his life, Hughes returned to college and grad...
David LaChapelle is an incredible, modern photographer. He combines celebrities with the bizarre. His photography is unique, charged with sexual imagery, and provides a unique view on people you see in the media, today.
Tommy Douglas was born in Scotland in the year of 1904. At the age of 15 Douglas
1980 by shooting 76 pictures in less than a minute of the failed assignation attempt of
...h to her first child at age 51 is an accomplishment of itself. Annie Lebovitz’s success in the photography world has seized the outside world’s attention for years to come.
Von Trier was born in Copenhagen, Denmark in April 1956. He graduated from the Danish Film School in 1956, where he received his fist award for the “Best Film” for his short film “images of a relief”. After he graduated he also worked in collaboration with many other filmmakers, one of them known as Dogma 95 where him an the crew agreed on following crazy rules, such as using only hand held cameras.