Hey guys, I tried posting this in /r/photography but no one responded. I am wracking my brain to figure out the best subreddit to ask for help. Maybe it is you guys, maybe not. Please let me know if there is a better place to post this!! Thanks.
So, I am planning to have three photos printed for my girlfriend for Xmas... they will be of, or regarding, the Civil Rights movement. This is what I have chosen so far... kinda just an example, but possibly what I will go with if I can't find anything else.
So, the above image was created in paint and is my idea on how to hang them (as 3 separate framed pictures).
However, I kinda feel like the middle picture (of the crowd) could be out of place vs. the other two pics of people? But maybe this contrast is a good thing?
Anyway, any advice, including suggestions on OTHER pictures of the civil rights movement and/or how to hang them, would be greatly appreciated.
Last bit of info: I am very particular to the right-most photo and would like to keep it, the others could be swapped for something better if it made the overall composition better. I am leaning away from violent photos and more well known subjects (Malcolm X, MLK jr.).
Thank you guys.
I've always been a big fan of the "I am a man" photos. Here is a view of my favourites:
There are of course countless of iconic photos of the civil rights movement. If you are interested in the subject, I would suggest Berger's Seeing Through Race as an entry point to the the of photography within the Civil Rights movement, and more importantly, its affect. Take a look at the introduction (which you can do on Amazon without purchasing the book) to see some of the photos that Berger points to as iconic. Powerful images. I would suggest reading his analysis so maybe you and your partner can have a discussion about it as well!
Good luck, enjoy your holidays.
Something like this could be good.
It's from the early sit-ins at the Woolworths milk-bars.
If you want to go for some sort of thematic link, this photo is from a 1917 silent protest march in Harlem. There were 10,000 people in attendance, protesting race riots in East St. Louis. Coincidentally, the distance between there and Ferguson is less than 20km/12 miles.
