Famous+Photographer;+Eddie+Adams

===Eddie Adams  Was born June 12th, 1933 and was known for his portraits of celebrities and politicians and his coverage of thirteen wars. He was a Pulitzer prize-winning American photographer and photojournalist. He won the Pulitzer award and a World Press Photo award for his photo of a Viet Cong lieutenant being executed at close range on a Saigon street by a South Vietnamese general titled 'General Nguyen Ngoc Loan executing a Viet Cong prisoner in Saigon'. Adams received more than 500 awards honoring his work, including World Press, New York Press, National Headliners and Sigma Delta Chi Awards. A documentary, 'An Unlikely Weapon', directed by Susan Morgan Cooper and narrated by Kiefer Sutherland, was shot in 2009 in dedication to Eddie. Eddie Adams died in New York City September 19th 2004 because of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. His work is still admired and his legacy is carried on though an annual photojournalist workshop, Barnstorm: The Eddie Adams Workshop, which he created in 1988, and is still running strong today. ===



Some design elements that are present here is simple and single point, close-up view, and color contrast. The use of light here makes the child seem like they may be hoping for some kind of miracle and you can see the sadness and helplessness in their eyes. This is a good representative of Eddie's work because things like this, starvation and war, are what he focused on to make an impact on people.



The design element that is apparent here is triangles. The use of lighting in this photo brings out the people's faces and their emotions, making it a more impactful picture.



This photo's design elements are rule of thirds and triangles. Despite it looking like a clear sunny day, war is breaking out and death is around everyone.



Design elements present in this photo are rule of thirds and simple and single point. The use of lighting in this photo creates a background too light for the camera settings and brings out the closer subject.

The design element seen here is balance. The use of light in this photo brings out the expression of the prisoner's face as well as the gun held to his head.  This photo's design elements are rule of thirds, triangles, and balance. The use of lighting in this photo emphasizes the tragedy of the dead body on the ground and the on-looking curious faces with the contrasting dark clouds.