JOHN MOORE
John Moore is the Special Correspondent photographer for Getty Images and was one of the first photographers to cover the 2014 Ebola outbreak. Through this Moore said that “I learned a skill set that I never expected to use in my hometown,” he says, as he reflects on the process of covering the coronavirus outbreak in New York.
It was a helpless and horrible situation, but Moore felt it was important to document, and through it, he learned how to best protect himself and others on the frontline of an outbreak — “A skill set that I never expected to use in my hometown, but here we are,” he says.
“Over the past week, the state of New York has rapidly become the epicenter of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. At the time of writing, there have been over 200,000 confirmed cases and 14,000 deaths, 12,000 of which have been recorded in New York City. Moore, who is a special correspondent for Getty Images, has been covering the outbreak in the suburbs of the city, in his hometown of Stamford, Connecticut, and Yonkers, New York. “There is a saying that when New York coughs, the suburbs get a cold,” he explains. “There are many brave journalists doing important work in New York City, so I’ve tried to concentrate on peripheral areas that are also highly affected, but under-covered in the media.”
“It’s our job to find ways to tell stories, even with the restrictions in place, and to do it in a way that respects humans as individuals”
I believe in the statement above when documenting someone as tragic and serious as this; you still have to record it in a way that is tasteful and respectful. When I do my images, I would want to have this in mind when shooting, but also trying to achieve the best I can to tell the story to the viewer. The camera angles Moore uses allows the viewer to see whats is happening in the image, but shooting in such a way, that you only see parts of the patient. Like the feet and arm. Bringing the focus back onto the doctors and nurses.
VITTORIO AULENTI
On the other hand Vittorio Aulenti is an Italian documentary photographer, photographs the impact on the everyday people and new daily struggles due to COVID-19. Aulenti loves to describe the world and human’s behaviours in a grainy and sharp way, all with a dreamy background of irony. A few years ago Aulenti started working with black and white film, which represents for him is the best way to photograph and render the reality for what it is: beautiful, imperfect, difficult.
The grainy black and white images, enhance the detail of emotion and defines certain parts of the picture. For example, in the top right image, the hand are the main focus of this woman struggles within these weird, yet hard times.
ANDREA MANCINI
Andrea Mancini is a free-lance, photo-reporter, Italian photographer. Lately, Mancini has been documenting the different types of people during COVID-19. The people who still have to work and the people who are isolating at home. However, Mancini takes these subjects artistically and compellingly. By using the surrounding to shape the subject, allowing the subject to be the main focus for the viewer.
What I’ve taken from looking at these three artists, is that point of view is significant, and make an image even more powerful. Being respectful to the surrounding of what’s happening, but trying to capture a story of what’s happening.
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