The Day the Sky Fell
This eBook was created from a conversation within my friend via instant messaging. The thoughts in the book are not meant to flow easily. There are grammatical errors and misspellings also true to this form of communication. Instant message conversations are just that, in the moment, when two or more people are on the same page. We are trying to understand the global concept of humanity, by talking about Kevin Carter's photo "Vulture Watches a Starving Child."
Hear my audio recording as I try to make sense of my place with in our global community by seeking to understand Kevin Carter's Pulitzer Prizes winning photo- "A Vulture Watches a Starving Child".
For further information on Kevin Carter, his work, life, and death.
Harpreet-Khara. (2010, November 16). Death by Photography: Kevin Carter Case Study. [Web log]. http://www.harpreetkhara.com/archives/6127
Note: This web log begins to explore the effects that photography has on the photographer. The blog features a six minute video showing images and text that examine the conflict of the photographer.
NPR ( 2006, March). A Pulitzer-Winning Photographer's Suicide. [Web media, audio recording]. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?
storyId=5241442
Note: This audio is an interview with Dan Krauss who is the director of the documentary based on the life and death of Kevin Carter.
Nebreda,D. ( 2011, February 22). The Boy That Survived the Vulture. [Web log] The Borgen Project Blog. http://borgenproject.blogspot.com/2011/02/boy-that-survived-vulture.html
Note: David Nebreda researches and claims to have found out who the child was in Kevin Carter's photo A vulture watches a starving child.
The Borgen Project 101. (n.d.). [Website]. http://www.borgenproject.org/about
Note: The Borgen Project is actually a organization that works to improve the conditions for people living in severe poverty. The organization is a true 21st century organization, keeping a nonpartisan, secular, being tech savvy and having the ability to access congressional leaders.
The Bang Bang Club. (2011) American Express founding Partner Tribeca Film. [Website]. http://www.thebangbangclub.com/index.html
Note: The film The Bang Bang Club is about four combat photographers;Greg Marinovich, Joao Silva, Kevin Carter, and Ken Oosterbroe and their lives as combat Photographers. This website also features a blog as another valuable resource in understand the lives and conflicts of the combat photographer.
| my narrated research brief with citation information |
This webpage was meant to fulfill an assignment "Globalization and Me" for my Globalization, Art, and Education course through the University of Florida's College of Fine Arts, Online Masters in Art Education program.
I wish to thank Professor Steve Johnson, University of Florida educator and photographer, for first exposing me to Kevin Carter's photograph and the issues that it generated.
I wish to thank Professor Steve Johnson, University of Florida educator and photographer, for first exposing me to Kevin Carter's photograph and the issues that it generated.
