Discuss how effective Walker Evans has been in using a landscape image to communicate a point of view. Can this photograph be considered as Art? Give two reasons to support your answer.
Photo by Walker Evans
In the photo, you can see a graveyard with a large cross, with the city behind it. In the city you can see buildings and many factories. I think the image is trying to convey that factories kill. The factories are harming the environment, which in turn will harm us, causing us to die. Walker Evans is very effective at using a landscape image to communicate a point of view, because it makes viewers really think about what the image is about. He also chose a good viewpoint of the picture, because if it were to be taken at a different angle it may not have been as effective. This photo is a piece of Art, as is all photography.
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