Elliott Erwitt was a photographer who started his career in the 1950s. The 1950s was known for the Korean War and the United States was under an economic depression. It was a time of lots of sorrow as the United States was still recovering from World War II. Erwitt’s photography clashes with the time period and tries to shed light on a more positive aspect of the 1950s. His photography focuses on everyday people and setting. They are all monochromatic, however they are also very warm because of the subject matter. He tries to use everyday people and settings but catch bizarre and silly moments. His photographs are very natural and raw but come off very bold. There is a big focus on contrast throughout all his images. Image sizes and weight are scattered throughout the image but create a nice balanced overall photograph. For instance, the photograph of children and geese have an even balance with the children grouped on the right and the geese grouped on the left. The amount of trees in the background are distributed evenly in the photo as well. Erwitt also includes bizarre objects in his photographs such as dogs in human clothes and crazy hats. These objects seem to resemble the eclectic art and fashion period during the 1950s. Fashion in the 1950s showed more patterns and colors and became very daring. Pop art became popular in the 1950s and vibrant color started to be utilized. Elliott Erwitt did an amazing job capturing the essence of his time period while taking his own spin on things by using the black and white contrast consistently.