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Exception to the Norm: Representations of Urban Africa in Paul Seawright’s “Invisible Cities” (Part Two)
This post is part two of an essay on Paul Seawright’s Invisible Cities project. You can read part one here. Invisible Cities clearly must be considered as part of a tradition of documentary phot… more →
Traces Of The Real
Early Photo Criticism
wrote 2 days ago: Thirty or so years ago I used to frequent a terrific antique/collectibles shop on SW 2nd Avenue (I t … more →
Lets take the digital out of photography
wrote 1 month ago: Ever since the first sensor was mass produced we have been considering and analyzing the differences … more →
Critical Review: Maggie Taylor at Candela Gallery - "Subject to Change"
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wrote 2 months ago: The burden of dreams, 2012 by Maggie Taylor,ink jet print, Candela Gallery Exhibit 2013 The exhibit … more →
Blown-out high-key fashion photography with Emilia Clark in the March 2013 issue of GQ Magazine
wrote 2 months ago: A proper high-key portrait When you’re in a dark environment and want to take a photo o … more →
Critique of Vice President Joe Biden's official White House portrait
wrote 2 months ago: I came across the new Vice President Joe Biden official White House photo yesterday and I started pi … more →
Why does Hugo Boss insist on cutting off the top of this guy's head in crop?
wrote 3 months ago: In the March 2013 edition of GQ Magazine, Hugo Boss has a 3-page spread showing it’s beautiful … more →
Revolution in a Photograph - Aliaa Magda Elmahdy and Ai Weiwei
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wrote 1 year ago: Two photographs published by artists of themselves have generated a great deal of controversy recent … more →
ABSTRACT : What happens if we look
wrote 1 year ago: TITLE : What happens if we look: examining relations of power on the cover of Time magazine, 9 Augus … more →
ABSTRACT : Fitting the image to the imagination
wrote 2 years ago: TITLE : Fitting the image to the imagination: photojournalism and the news-making institution ABSTRA … more →
John Wood on the Virus of Pomposity
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wrote 2 years ago: From Steven Albahari, Publisher, 21st Editions: 21st: The Journal of Contemporary Photography served … more →
CRITICISM : Ruben E Reyes
wrote 2 years ago: as on project: Carousel! … more →
REVIEW : After the Flood : Robert Polidori
wrote 2 years ago: In 2006, Steidl published Robert Polidori’s After the Flood, a photographic documentation of Hurrica … more →
Annotation: David L. Eng's "I've Been (Re)Working on the Railroad" (2001)
wrote 2 years ago: Peer-Review: 0 I apologize for another ridiculously long Eng annotation but this article had a lot o … more →
Exception to the Norm: Representations of Urban Africa in Paul Seawright's "Invisible Cities" (Part Two)
wrote 3 years ago: This post is part two of an essay on Paul Seawright’s Invisible Cities project. You can read p … more →
Exception to the Norm: Representations of Urban Africa in Paul Seawright's "Invisible Cities" (Part One)
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wrote 3 years ago: This post is something of a departure from the usual business on this blog. It is an essay I wrote o … more →
The Paradoxes of Digital Photography - Lev Manovich (1995)
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wrote 3 years ago: In this essay, written in 1995, Lev Manovich explores the ramifications of digital technology and ph … more →
Playing In The Fields Of The Image - Abigail Solomon-Godeau (1982)
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wrote 3 years ago: This essay appears in Solomon-Godeau’s Photography At The Dock collection. It deals with a num … more →
Fire and Ice - Peter Wollen (1984)
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wrote 3 years ago: Peter Wollen’s Fire and Ice is a meditation on time and tense in photography and cinema. It de … more →
Introduction To The Photographers Eye - John Szarkowski (1966)
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wrote 3 years ago: John Szarkowski’s book The Photographers Eye was based on an exhibition of the same name held … more →
