Category: Photography and Culture
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Immigrant Trees
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“I know that they’re invasive, so what do we do about that? Are they worth keeping around? Or do we need to get rid of them and replace them with something else?” “People don’t know about the species, which they condemn out of ignorance”. We cry for the people, but we also cry for the…
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The moment between before and after.
It has been nice over the past few days to revisit a project from the first year of the MFA in Photography I was lucky to complete a few years ago, during my time at Belfast School of Art. Lentamente el Camino Me Mata or Slowly the Way Kills Me is the product of a deep…
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Bernd & Hilla Becher — The MET
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I wish this had been available when I was doing my MFA. They put together everything in one place.
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Into the belly of the beast to encounter Genaro’s Tree
There are no lions, tigers or bears in these parts yet I seldom venture too far off the trail. My attitude toward this has definitely changed after my recent adventure off the beaten track at the invitation of Genaro, a neighbor in the village. As a boy Genaro would gather chestnuts with his grandmother under…
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Immersive Photographic Realities
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Photography, since its inception, has served as a pivotal medium for capturing and preserving human experiences, from historical events to artistic expressions that showcase the human condition. The medium not only depicts reality but also manipulates perceptions through the photographer’s control over time, framing, and exposure. In contemporary practices, photography intertwines with digital technology, where…
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Robert Frank — The Americans
‘Americans’: The Book That Changed Photography http://www.npr.org/2009/02/13/100688154/americans-the-book-that-changed-photography http://classes.dma.ucla.edu/Summer12/160–1/files/A1-RobertFrank-Slideshow.pdf http://classes.dma.ucla.edu/Summer12/160–1/files/A1-RobertFrank-Reading.pdf https://oscarenfotos.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/robert_frank_-_the_americans.pdf http://www.steidlville.com/pictures/pdf/Steidl_Frank_Catalogue_A4.pdf