Tag Archives: Documentary photography

REVIEWING THE VIEWERS: EXHIBITION OF WORLD PRESS PHOTO AWARD 2011, THE CASTLE OF GOOD HOPE, CAPE TOWN

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

He reads the text captions digesting each word. Sifting the context into focus through the newspapers and books he has read, and the news bulletins he has watched. His empathy is preceded by relief, that he was not born there, … Continue reading →

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WHY IMAGES OF BRUTALISED TYRANTS ARE REQUIRED: A LESSON IN VISUAL LITERACY

Posted on October 28, 2011 by

Why is everyone so uptight about Colonel Gaddafi brutalised and bloody image been shown in the press? For Gwards sake people, maybe you need to unpack your biases a little and grow some visual literacy. Do these uptight individuals have … Continue reading →

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CONFLICTED PORTRAYAL–DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY COMMODIFIED BY CONTEXT.

Posted on February 24, 2011 by

A women gazes at us from a magazine cover , her eyes are calm despite her mutilated nose, What happens if we leave Afghanistan, reads the text nestled next to the sitters shoulder below the iconic Times magazine font. The … Continue reading →

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