NOTE (August 11, 2010): The photo in the essay below which ran in The Guardian article is not taken by the same Robert Adams who is quoted. Well-spotted by Alexander Cohn in the comments below.
The Robert Adams who took the photo shown is: THIS ONE
The Robert Adams making the statements is: THIS ONE
Writing and photography [...]
The End of the Age of Photography – Danny Lyon
Many years ago I was being driven along central park west in a NYC Taxi and talking with Robert Frank whom I sat beside. When I spoke of using words with photography, texts, as part of what were then called “photography books”, Robert said, “well, then [...]
Shooting Gallery
The limitations of photojournalism and the ethics of artistic representation
by Christy Lange
(Links added by me)
On 12 May 2009, the front page of The New York Times featured an image of three soldiers seen from behind, perched behind sandbags on a rocky lookout over a lush green valley in eastern Afghanistan. All three soldiers wear [...]