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Joshua Cogan

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+Joshua Cogan

Born in 1976

Lives in Washington DC but travels world for his photography

American

Studied abroad and got his masters in anthropology

He works with both film and digital photography

Uses Nikon and Cannon cameras, along with others

Producer for bluecadet- a studio concerned with telling their clients stories and connecting them to the audience

+Emmy winning

For his work with Bluecadet and livehopelove.com he received an Emmy.

Livehopelove.com is a series of documentaries

Interactive story telling with blue cadet.

He has also won a Webby People’s Voice award

Portrait, Lacelle: Spanish Town

Sam Brown, Travel Channel

The Milk Machine

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Inspiration

When Cogan was little his bubby (grandmother) told him stories about being on the road.

His grandfather was in the army. So he and his wife could hop in a military plane and go anywhere in the world, as long as there was room.

His Bubby traveled the world and went many different places. From her travels she brought back trinkets and gave them to Cogan.

This gave him the inspiration to travel the world.

He studied anthropology, then fell in love with photography

A Somali Herder in Ethiopia

Boxer, Washington D.C.

Na’Pali, Hawaii

Woodsong, Washington D.C.

Anthony Bourdain

Cherry Blossom

sNational

Mall

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Inspiration

“After graduating with a Masters degree in

anthropology, I ditched the ivory tower and took

to the road with a mission: to document

vanishing cultures and enrich our

understanding of social issues through

photography and mew media. My personal work revolves heavily around

faith, culture and environment” –Joshua

Cogan

Varanasi, India

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Kuna People

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Ethnic Oromo girl with her brother -Ethiopia

Rosa Parks. February 4, 1913- October 24, 2005

+Description

Three blue public bus benches

White flowers placed on a bus bench tied together. They have long green stems

+Analysis

Emphasis- placed on the flowers

Repetition- of the bus seats. Only one with flowers

Color/ Light- the white flowers on the blue bench. Light is shown on the flowers (adding to emphasis).

Proportion- the small flowers on the large benches

+Interpretation

First glance it has little meaning until you know the tittle and more about why the picture is set up how it is.

Commemorating Rosa Parks

Reminder of what times were like and we have come away from the events that occurred

Also reminder of what Rosa Parks did, how she was miss treated over a mere bus seat

+Judgment

It is a great photo

Reminder of how far we have come

Has much meaning and story behind it

Commemorates Rosa Parks fight for her rights

Its not just one picture but part a story from Cogan’s work

+Cogan received his masters in…1. Photography

2. Anthropology

3. World Studies

4. Film

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Cogan is what nationality?Canadian

German

Norwegian

American

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Cogan won which award?Oscar

International Photography Award

Emmy

Photography Masters Cup

+Bibliography  http://www.lightstalkers.org/galleries/contact_sheet/

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http://www.joshuacogan.com/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/14499709@N05/

http://pulitzercenter.org/people/joshua-cogan

http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/news_30th_nominees_data_list.html

http://www.vqronline.org/author/5844/joshua-cogan/

http://shermanfinch.com/wordpress/

http://www.davidlahuta.com/welcome/Photos.html#15