An-My Le Blog

I found An-My Le's work to be very awe-inspiring. Her use of landscapes really put a perspective on how insignificant we are in nature. My favorite photo from the film is the photo of the military tanks driving along the bottom of a group of mountain ridges. In the photo, you can see these huge advanced technology tanks look like small play toys among the mountains. For me, this really put in perspective that, as An-My says, no matter how big or how advanced we build our military equipment, or other equipment, we still are small and insignificant compared to the big picture.

Robert Adams Blog

I found Robert Adams work to be absolutely beautiful. I'm a huge advocate for environmentalism, and the protection of forests and wildlife, so seeing his work really touch a string with me. I found his method of balancing nature with civilization to be extremely captivating. His photo of Boulder City inside of the dark tree "bowl," was extremely symbolic to me of how important nature is for us, even though many people do not understand it's importance.

Another photo of his that I found very intriguing was the photo of the huge tree stump with the beer can on it. That image epitomizes how disrespectful civilizations can be towards nature. It is a sign that future generations need to learn from the mistakes of parents, grandparents, and ancestors, and learn how to find a greater balance between nature and the "advancement" of our society.

"Exhuming Andrew" Blog

I found the music video for "Exhuming Andrew" by Janel Munoa to be extremely interesting. It was interesting to see the persona of the white race through a Native American perspective. I found her criticism of Western expansion to be very insightful. The images she used in her music video really illustrate how devastating the expansion of Western technology and culture has become, especially when it comes to destroying other cultures and natural environments.