He spent World War II as a British war correspondent for The Herald and the Weekly Illustrated and an official photographer for Life Magazine, in the Middle East. He explained that his grandfather was mainly a portrait photographer and as an individual he loved people. David Suchet was able to see that within each photograph captured by his grandfather there would be evidence of the sitter’s character.
In the beginning of this documentary, David Suchet mentioned “It is not what you see but it is how you see it- your eyes are the best lens." I picked up on this phrase because everyone in today’s society is able to become a photographer yet every person would capture an image differently.
Through this documentary I was able to see the then and now, not only in terms of how the landscape has changed but in terms of how technology has changed. The editor John Jones from the Sunday Times Magazine stated that 35mm film cameras have enabled photography be shot at different angles and to shoot a lot of film as opposed to one shot. With plate cameras you couldn’t because you couldn’t carry 10-12 plates you would have a couple. Therefore with film cameras you can create a narrative and capture images at different shapes, angles, viewpoints; breaking down what you see.
After watching the program I wanted to look at the work produced by James Jarche. I like the quality of each of his prints; each photograph has a narrative and reason for why it was captured. I feel that each of his photographs have the feeling of documentation and history whilst maintaining an element of portraiture. The photograph on th left hand side is showing 'Jarche- Life in Berlin.' It is showing a British Soldier sitting in Hitler's desk turned upside down. I thought the detail and history behind this photograph was intriguing because everyone recognized the history in Germany and the history regarding Hitler but this photograph captures a moment of the disaster which a lot of people may not see.
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