Are you feeling well, photographically? Or, are you feeling a bit queezy? Are you sharing your photos on Facebook groups and Instagram? How much time do you spend looking at photo books? Has this affected your photography? ( photo by…
Category: Chuck Jines Podcast
Photography as Political Propaganda: From Robert Frank to Matt Black
While photographs may not lie, people sure do! Here are some of my thoughts about Matt Black’s photo project, Unamerican Dream.
Who made the black kids angry? KC parade shooting suspects are BLACK!
Why is it that some mass-shooting suspects are instantly identified, such as Kyle Rittenhouse, while others, such as the Kansas City Parade shooting suspects, are hidden away behind closed doors? The idea that our major cultural crisis is white-on-black crime…
Street photography is NOT documentary photography!
Many people seem to be confused as to the differences between the popular activity of street photography and the more serious work of documentary photography. Many street photographers like the hitch street photography to the documentary wagon.
“Journalism” and “News Media”
“Journalism” and “news media” are NOT the same things… The first is concerned with the accurate reporting of issues and events. The second is concerned with promoting a political agenda and profit for shareholders… I have no clue as to…
Do photographs lie?
The work of Robert Frank was pure political propaganda… @Michael Klinkhamer.. Photos don’t lie??? Someone goes to a birthday party. Everyone is happy and is having a fantastic time. Someone comes with a camera and takes snapshots at very odd…
How do you choose a photo documentary project?
I was asked by a youtube subscriber if I would speak a little bit about how I choose a documentary project.
A new photo documentary project
This morning, I wrote a draft for a proposal to do a new photo documentary project. The cover page has the title of the project, name of the potential subject, and then my name with credentials. Inside contains an outline…