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12/27/2011 10:49:32 AM · #1 |
This may be of interest. Some very good points.
'Writer and Oscar-winning documentary maker Errol Morris talks about the nature of truth, art and propaganda in photography. Drawing examples from the photographs of Abu Ghraib and the Crimean war, cited in his book Believing is Seeing, he argues we've often underplayed the link between photgraphs and the physical world'
Errol Morris - Believing is Seeing
Message edited by author 2011-12-27 10:51:27. |
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12/27/2011 10:59:20 AM · #2 |
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12/27/2011 11:05:00 AM · #3 |
Thank you for posting it.
I am personally fascinated by the never really taught "art of seeing".
Morris says that in the photographs "we don't get a picture of the world" - true. We get our response to the world more often than not.
There is a book by James Elkin whose title says it all: "The Object Stares Back". Yes, we are looked at and asked for a response. |
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12/27/2011 02:56:23 PM · #4 |
| Morris has a series of lengthy articles over at the NY Times where he discusses many photography issues in great depth. Discussion and some (old?) links in this thread. |
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