Using Felice Beato’s Japan: People & Places (https://ocw.mit.edu/ans7870/21f/21f.027/beato_people/index.html)
(https://ocw.mit.edu/ans7870/21f/21f.027/beato_places/index.html) as the primary source/subject, write about the creator, and what you think the pieces reveals about westerners’ views of East Asia.

Talk about what influence Beato’s Japan Photography work had on other photographers/westerners view of japan, etc.

Point out an parallels between between Beato’s work and work of similar modern day photographers.

Explore the following ideas:
Was Beato’s work exploitative of exotic culture for commercial success and/or was his work important in that it documented an important time in history and inspired other photographers?