Presentation Week 7-Photography and society

Compare the work of Alexander Rodchenko, Peter Kennard and John Heartfield and elaborate:

- What are the differences and similarities?

Alexander Rodchenko

Peter Kennard

John Heartfield 

The similarities between Alexander Rodchenko, Peter Kennard and John Heartfield is that they all used photomontage to portray their political view or bias. Photomontage is using bits and pieces from multiple photos and put them all together to create one image.

The differences were that each of them focused on different topics. Alexander Rodchenko used photomontage to speak his mind about the Russian revolution, Peter Kennard’s main focus was targeting government and political parties mostly on military weaponry (Nuclear weapons) and poverty, while John Heartfield political view was anti-nazi/hitler.

- Do you think they had impact on the society and created changes? Can photography and photographers achieve something like that?

I think they had a huge impact on society through their photomontages, it allowed the viewer to create the message that the photomontage was trying to portray instead of putting one there for the viewer. Which creates a greater perspective for the viewers. Photography and photographers have had a great impact on society. There is a saying of how “a picture is worth a thousand words”. Which is true, it catches people’s attention and allows the person to think about the message the picture is trying to portray.