Lana Slezic Documentary Response

   Lana Slezic went to the University of Western Ontario, but wasn't sure what she wanted to do with her life. She went traveling for 6 months, with a camera she received from her father before leaving. Her photography is special because she captures images that no one has ever seen before, such as women in Afghanistan. She takes pictures that are intimate, and moments that are private. She approaches her work with a certain eye for the emotional aspect to the image or the situation. She's able to not only record what's in front of her, but record some of the emotion and the feeling and the nuance that surrounds the situation.

   She has traveled to Nepal, India, and Afghanistan.
 
   Lana is most interested in taking pictures of people because she feels connected. She says that you have to take pictures of people, then a conversation will start. She says that you have to knock on doors, in order to find out the story behind it.

   There are three issues that Lana has documented. One is about the gas leak in Bhopal, and how the city never recovered and the water is still contaminated. She says we need to send medical help. The second is that children in Afghanistan are being married off at early as the age of 4. Lana says this is very wrong, in morals. The third is that in Afghanistan, women are being assassinated just because they have power. She says it is not right to kill someone who is helping the society.

  

   I like the framing of the stairs in this photo. It looks like it divides happiness and sadness. I like the unique lighting of this picture. I like the idea of this picture.

This photo expresses the person's thoughts and feelings. It shows that she is worried about something, and is thinking hard about it. This picture reminds me of the photo "Migrant Mother" taken by Dorothea Lange, maybe Lana was inspired and trying to make something similar to it.

The subject of this photo is a woman, holding a bag filled with the same plants in the picture. I really like the contrast of this picture. The grass is a nice shade of green. It seems like the person is hurrying, possibly because the weather is turning bad as seen in the background. I like that she actually put the camera in the grass.