Robert Capa's famous image is celebrated among a suite of exhibits about documenting the Spanish Civil War at ICP. The controversies aside, how is this pictures so good at being an icon? Is the moment of this soldier's death also the moment in which "modern" photojournalism is born?
Someone finds something: a note in the street, an old picture at a boot sale. A postcard falls out of a book purchased from a charity shop. Found objects have been redeemed in the 21st century, and we look for them to redeem us. How much distance does there have to be between the finder and the found thing for it to be worthy of being found?
Thanks to James Mollison and Chris Boot for very enjoyable evening introducing and telling the fascinating story behind "The Memory of Pablo Escobar ". James showed us a comprehensive show about his work on James and other Apes as well as the intriguing story behind his latest book chroncling the history of Pablo Escobar.
"Is Photography Dead? ", a Newsweek essay by Peter Plagens, is based on so many wrong-headed premises that I wouldn't draw attention to it except that the question at the core of his essay is and-- despite what Plagens might think-- has always been one of the key questions...
Text and images work together by working apart in Simon's work but the American Index's cool pictures left me disorientated. Was this Simon's intention?
" With the ciné-eye and the ciné-ear, we recorded in sound and image a ciné-vérité, Vertov's kinopravda. This does not mean the cinema of truth, but the truth of cinema." Jean Rouch
The Guardian photography guide offers an interesting mix of tips that might make your photos look more like the work showcased in Practical Photography while challenging you to think like Martin Parr...
It's the football song that's sung to taunt the opposing team's fans after their team starts loosing and they go very silent in the stadium..."You only sing when you're winning, sing when your winning, sing when your winning". Thats how photo awards are these days.
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