Documenting the Human Experience
All photography is documentary. But, not all documentary is social… There is a big difference between cutting out vacation photos and gluing them into a scrapbook/journal, and serious social documentary photography. Both have their place, but they are not the…
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…
While photographs may not lie, people sure do! Here are some of my thoughts about Matt Black’s photo project, Unamerican Dream.
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…
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” 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…
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…
I was asked by a youtube subscriber if I would speak a little bit about how I choose a documentary project.