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Lorenzo Tugnoli of The Washington Post

“Abdullah Abdul Wahed Mansour, right, stands with his comrades on the front lines of an area called al Zunuj on the north side of the ancient city of Taiz. He lost a leg in a land mine explosion on this front two years ago. The front line that encircles the city has not moved significantly in the past two years. Sporadic gunfire is exchanged, but neither side is seriously pushing to gain territory.” (December 31, 2018)

“A woman walks past a destroyed building in the al Jahmaliya area. The area was heavily damaged during fighting between Houthi rebels and local militias struggling to retake the city. More recently, the area was shaken by fighting among the various militias that now control the city.” (December 31, 2018)

“Jameela Abdullah stands at the entrance of a roofless house where her family has been living for two months after they escaped fighting in their village of Al-Jarahi. In southern Yemen, a trickle of Yemeni refugees has grown into a flood, with hundreds abandoning their homes each day. Refugee camps have sprung up across the region, adding pressure on western aid agencies and hospitals while worsening a humanitarian crisis that’s already considered the most severe in the world. Most people were running away from clashes near the strategic port city of Hodeida, under siege by Yemeni forces aligned with a U.S.-backed coalition, led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.” (December 31, 2018)

Both photos and captions from the Pulitzer website that briefly describe some of the works from the award winning photographer Lorenzo Tugnoli. Both follow a trend of having a story behind the photo, they both provide almost an eerie feeling to them. The first one above, of Abdullah, we know that he had lost his leg at the same spot two years prior to the photo, the background information provides enough for a story in a viewers mind. The scenery in the background is also somewhat beautiful, the mountains and blue sky, how the sunlight is peering in through the clouds. It all creates a certain contrast that brings the photo together. The second photo represents something more tragic though, the destruction of the town provides a sense of sorrow for the viewers. It provides a depth with the objects in the photo, the twisted dirt road, the same mountainous terrain seen in the first photo as well is seen in the background, blended with the dark clouds.

In both of the photos, the photographer uses rule of thirds. He breaks up the medium into sections in order to create art. The photographer was able to make not-so beautiful scenery look appealing by focusing on composition. In the second picture, he uses leading lines to shift the viewers focus to the scenery in the background.

Influential photographs

Below are three photos I found intriguing/ somewhat meaningful to me, the first two are both from two different national geographic photographers (both stated under their photo) and the third another more random one. Nature has always been relaxing to me, I have never been to Africa and I have always wanted to travel there at some point to say I have been, to also see the wildlife in deserts like such. The second photo I find beautiful and visually appealing because of the somewhat symmetrical feeling, the way the rocks are formed. The last photo is of the Santa Monica pier in California, it was the first place I visited on my first trip to California. Since then I decided that after college California is the place I want to be and I still plan on moving there after, I even plan to get a tattoo of the Santa Monica pier soon.

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(Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)

Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers poses with the NBA Championship trophy after defeating the Philadelphia 76er’s in game five of the 2001 NBA Finals at First Union Center on June 15th, 2001 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. One of the most well known Kobe photos, recently popularized further from his tragic passing. I think there are plenty of good qualities in this photo, it displays an iconic/epic moment in sports history. The lighting and contrast of the photo has a certain affect on the audience because of the old-school style almost. It’s above all also a photo without explanation, you can see a man honed in from the success he achieved from all his work, the championship trophy in his hand.

Introduce Yourself (Example Post)

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right.

You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click the “New Post” button, and tell us why you’re here.

Why do this?

Because it gives new readers context. What are you about? Why should they read your blog?
Because it will help you focus you own ideas about your blog and what you’d like to do with it.

The post can be short or long, a personal intro to your life or a bloggy mission statement, a manifesto for the future or a simple outline of your the types of things you hope to publish.

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Why are you blogging publicly, rather than keeping a personal journal?
What topics do you think you’ll write about?
Who would you love to connect with via your blog?
If you blog successfully throughout the next year, what would you hope to have accomplished?

You’re not locked into any of this; one of the wonderful things about blogs is how they constantly evolve as we learn, grow, and interact with one another — but it’s good to know where and why you started, and articulating your goals may just give you a few other post ideas.

Can’t think how to get started? Just write the first thing that pops into your head. Anne Lamott, author of a book on writing we love, says that you need to give yourself permission to write a “crappy first draft”. Anne makes a great point — just start writing, and worry about editing it later.

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