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From what little I have read what I do understand is that Steve McCurry is a photographer who I would say aims to display humanity and its variety. He is the one who took the famous Afghan Girl photo and I would say he has continued to follow up on his good work and focuses on finding photos represent how different humanity is across the world.      With this picture, I assume McCurry took it to represent tradition against modernism. I don't know much about Japanese culture but what little I do know is that the kimono which is what I believe the woman above is wearing is an article of clothing that has a long history in Japan. Modern clothing is entirely different I would say with being able to mix and match top and bottom articles of clothing, from t-shirts to polos to dress shirts and shorts, jeans, and slacks, and plenty more types of clothing there is a lot of variety in our clothes today meanwhile a kimono is similar to a robe with it being one long item. Any viewer ...

    Reading through Heiferman's essay gave me a lot of perspective that I didn't expect to receive about photography. I thought photography was as simple as being able to and knowledgeable in taking photos. Those that know how to take a good photo understand lighting and angles as well as what settings to use in order to get clear images that can be blown up as large as necessary in order to fix the tiniest details. I figured photography and photographers just know how to take good photos people can look back upon and enjoy the memory that was created that day. Photography is so commonplace that I figure if anyone puts in the effort it can be done.      After reading the essay what I learned is that photography has multiple meanings and uses for everyone. I never really thought about how it differs through different professions whether it's for a doctor, a physicist, or even an astronomer. Photographs I have always considered to be a moment that captures memorie...