There is a genre of photography known as “humanitarian photojournalism.” It seems a laudable practice and most of the photographers who do it are dedicated to the causes and organizations they photograph for. However, it is also a commercial practice, and where money changes hands expectations and obligations are present and they will shade the [...]
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The Humanitarian Photographer
June 12th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Art, Design and Communication, Editorial, Politics and Social Issues, photography
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Drawing Conclusions
December 24th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Art, Design and Communication, Editorial, Images, Politics and Social Issues, Uncategorized, media
Recently I reread John Berger’s 1976 essay, The Primitive and the Professional in which he offers three sources of the primitive in art. The first is art made by artists working prior to Raphael. Second is the art derived from the “colonies,” that is, art from Africa, the Caribbean or the South Pacific. Finally there [...]
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In Black and White
September 13th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Art, Design and Communication, Images, black and white photography, photography
Black and white photography is neither inferior or superior to color photography. Each has its merits. However, black and white photography allows the photographer to explore form and light in ways that color prevents or obscures.
A particular quality of the black and white photograph is its ability to immediately confer an aura of nostalgia on [...]
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Photography, Politics and Image
September 7th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Art, Design and Communication, Politics and Social Issues, Tony and Carmina, photography
Carmina, Tony and Curran convene at the Bean
It had been nearly 3 months since the city’s Combined Sewer Overflow project had come to the front of the Supreme Bean and for all this time pedestrian traffic was restricted to narrow paths on either side of the street. Patronage had suffered as a result and even [...]
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Straight Photography
July 22nd, 2009 · 7 Comments · Art, photography
I find little need to resort to tricks to make a picture interesting or beautiful. The world has plenty to offer a discerning eye and mind and for me that is the challenge and joy of photography. I prefer to make “straight” photographs.
I do not add or remove objects from these photographs and I rarely [...]
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