Photography intersects with everything – science, art, cinema (moving image). “The aesthetic discussion of photography is dominated by the concept of time.Photographs appear as devices for stopping time and preserving fragments of thepast, like flies in amber. Nowhere, of course, is this trend more evident than whenstill photography is compared with film. The natural, familiar…
Overview: In this week’s lecture we discussed Luc Delahaye’s Taliban image and considered questions such as, “what is the image about, what is the artist trying to communicate. It’s an interesting image, both photojournalistic in style but also very much in th art camp. What is the intention of the work? Minimalist in style, conveys…
Reflection: How have you allowed the input of others to shape your photographic practice? What is your attitude towards drawing from the ideas of other people, or their work? How do you discern between ‘collaboration’, ‘appropriation’ and ‘plagiarism’?
I’m a little bit obsessed with Saul Leiter’s work after seeing his exhibition at Milton Keynes art gallery a few weeks ago. Much of his work focuses on the nearby streets where he lives in New York, many of them are from the windows of his apartment. I love the way he identifies and selects…
The window and mirror analogy in photography serves to distinguish between two contrasting approaches to the medium. The “window” perspective views photography as a transparent medium that allows viewers to see the world as it is, emphasizing objectivity and documentary truth. Photographs taken from this approach aim to capture reality, providing a clear and unaltered…