Tag Archives: John Szarkowski

Insiders / Outsiders and Documentary Photography

Posted on November 20, 2014 by stevemiddlehurst

The Abigail Solomon-Godeau Essay Inside/Outside Solomon-Godeau in Inside/Outside ( i ) puts forward the argument that  that Susan Sontag and Martha Rosler ( ii ) are being simplistic when they categorise photographers into “good” insiders or “bad” outsiders, labelling outsiders as voyeurs and insiders … Continue reading →

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Exercise 1 (b) – Objectivity in Documentary Photography

Posted on November 10, 2014 by stevemiddlehurst

Definitions The Oxford Dictionary defines objectivity as existing independently of perception which, in the context of photography, could be interpreted as an object, or the subject matter, must exist independently of the subject’s perception of it. In Photography (1) Stephen Bull offers … Continue reading →

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