Photographer+Research+Assignment

__David Dare Parker__
David Dare Parker a Nikon-Walkley Award for his work. He has had his works published throughout the Middle East, Europe, and Australia. Some of his publications include LeMond, Stern, L'Express, Focus, Australian Geographic, The Bulletin, The New York Times, and TIME Magazine. David was the Co-Founder of REPORTAGE, a director of FotoFreo Photographic Festival, and a Nikon-Walkley Board Member. He is currently an Ambassador for Nikon Australia.

David Parker is influenced in his work by his co-workers, and issues around the world such as AIDS and Third World Conflict. He believes that they offer stories of hope, reality, and a direct sense of evidence of what is going on in the world. His style is documentary, as he records all sorts of photographs around the world that have something to do with issues societies revolve around.

This photograph has the use of the rule of thirds. The light coming through the window draws attention directly to the subject; the girl on the mat. I believe this is a good representation of his photography because it shows the nature of his documentary work. This photograph uses the rule of thirds, triangles, and direction. The light is natural sunlight, I assume, although the shadows across the woman's arm are really bold. This photo, again, captured the nature of David Parker's work, this one showing anguish as a family learns of the loss of a loved one.