Africa and Abandoned Theme Parks

Africa

1. After reading this article, I have a lot of respect for Nick Brandt. He seems to really believe in the topics he speaks about and that he really cares for the animals that are being killed and he wants to do something about it. I really like the way he talks about why he doesn't take the photos from afar with a lens with a very long zoom; he says he wants to capture their soul and that is very cool in my opinion. Also the fact that he would wait 18 days for a good picture is respectable and I think he deserves a lot of credit for such a cool photo that he really worked for.
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3. This photo displays an interaction between a family (I'm assuming) of baboons that you really can't pose or make up. I just think it's quite priceless and I like it because it's simply attractive to the eye, the light coming in is really cool, and I also like the baby baboon and the emotion he creates.

4. I think balance is evident in this photo because neither of the subject outweigh the other and I also think simplicity plays a big part in this photo. Although there are trees in the background, they are blurred out and only add good things to the photo.

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6. Brandt takes these photos because he has fallen in love with the animals and the landscape of Africa and if I were to guess, he would still do it even if he didn't get paid for these photos.

7. His hope in taking these kinds of photos is that he can really capture his love and feelings for the animals in a way that other photographers can't.

8. "I want my images to achieve two things in this regard-- to be an elegy to a world that is tragically vanishing, to make people see what beauty is disappearing. Also, to try and show that animals are sentient creatures equally as worthy of life as humans." -Nick Brandt

Abandoned Theme Parks

1. If I were to go to any of the abandoned theme parks from the two articles, I would choose Takakanonuma Greenland, Hobara, Japan. It looks very hazy and like there is a thick fog surrounding all the rides. It looks like it's colder and cloudy. You can almost tell it's a place outside of the U.S. I feel like I could take some very cool photos of all the greenery surrounded by the thick fog.

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3. Other places that would be cool for photographers to shoot in my opinion could be abandoned swimming pools, abandoned skate parks, abandoned apartment buildings/condos, malls at night when everything is closed and dark, cool parks at night, etc.

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5. Abandoned swimming pools such as this one remind me of old call of duty maps I used to play on and they've always just struck my fancy and I think they're super cool. I would like to find a cool one someday. I think they are cooler when they're indoor and/or graffitied like this one. 

6. It's kind of hard to tell what it would take to get shots of any of these places I listed; it could be up to luck, such as finding one nearby and being able to take photos of it without even having to travel out of Austin. But if I was to find one of the cool abandoned swimming pools like the one above in the middle-East I would of course have to get airline tickets and such. Same circumstances for if I was going to a really cool abandoned theme park in Japan/South Korea.