Tag Archives: Martin Parr

Reflective Self Portrait: Henri, Friedlander, Steele-Perkins and Scianna

Posted on May 3, 2015 by stevemiddlehurst

In Autofocus Susan Bright (7) offers a selection of self portraits by contemporary artists. Overall this collection didn’t capture my imagination, leaving me uninspired and somewhat confused. Having become excited by the idea of approaching a self portrait project, this … Continue reading →

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Nicky Bird Tracing Echoes

Posted on January 15, 2015 by stevemiddlehurst

My TAOP tutor suggested that I looked at Nicky Bird’s Tracing Echoes (1) as a follow up to my TAOP assignment 5 submission, Change in the Village. This proved to be an interesting line of research that not only plays … Continue reading →

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The Influence of Surrealism on British Street Photography

Posted on December 17, 2014 by stevemiddlehurst

What is Surrealism? There are a multitude of definitions of Surrealism but they generally net down to using imagery from the subconscious mind and dreamscape to express an authentic self and thereby visualise a truer reality, the Surreal. This expression of … Continue reading →

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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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