'Woman with injured finger being administered first aid in the infirmary of the Hood Rubber Co: Photo by Lewis hine'
example of contemporary documentary image -
Sama Ashaibi.
documentary photography has always documented wars, the top image by Lewis Hine was taken during the American civil war, and documents a woman having her finger treated. the image itself isn't particularly interesting, it literally documents something that was happening at the time. the shot contains a lot of detail and shows the viewer where the treatment is taking place and generally allows you to see whats happening without much description. On the other hand, Sama Ashaibis image of a woman with her eye missing documents war injuries in a different way . the image itself is more artistically shot, focusing the viewer on the injured eye to create more drama, its as if the image intends to shock you by making the wound so prominent. the fact that the woman in the picture is actually the photographer with make up on, to represent the real wounds of other women also shows how documentary has changed, you only need to represent something now to document it. Sama documents how women suffer in the background as a result of war, and i think the focus in the wounds being healed
shows that they are having to live through these injuries and Carry the effects of war with them forever as scars. contemporary documentary is aimed to shock people more and more, as the original images such as the civil war images seem to be mundane in today's society. It's as if the war photography is seen more as entertainment, than an actual simple document of of something that has happened.
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