The possible contradictions of the war photograph now become apparent. It is generally assumed that its purpose is to awaken concern. The most extreme examples – as in McCullin’s work – show moments of agony in order to extort maximum … Continue reading
If you’re a photographer with a new body of work to show or if you’re a photography fan who has a new photo crush, you’re always welcome to submit it for posting on Aphotostudent. The majority of the posts on … Continue reading
The Dead Can’t Dance And I Refuse To Either Or Why I Insist On Remembering While Others Insist On Drinking To Forget by Asim Rafiqui I beg for mercy. Please don’t ask this American to dance. I beg for mercy. … Continue reading
Way back when in December I spent a few hours with the University of Hartford Limited Residency Photo MFA Program while they were in NY for their Fall week together. I was lucky enough to sit in on a panel … Continue reading
John Berger’s Ways of Seeing From Wiki: Ways of Seeing is a 1972 BBC four-part television series of 30 minute films created chiefly by writer John Berger and producer Mike Dibb. Berger’s scripts were adapted into a book of the same name. … Continue reading
Creative Interlocutors: A Manifesto Art today, redefined by its relationship to technological innovation, changes to both its meaning and its many functions in the all-pervasive communications culture. Creative inspiration derives from many sources; we can no longer speak about imagery … Continue reading
While looking through this year’s Photolucida Critical Mass finalists I discovered additional work by winner Pavel Smejkal on his website which left me scratching my head a little bit. Unfortunately, the artist’s statement is only available in Czech. Holocaust images … Continue reading
Too Drunk to Fuck (On the Anxiety of Photography) by Mark Wyse Photography can be a neurotic’s worst nightmare. At least if the neurotic thinks about it, and the neurotic does. He thinks too much. The photographer/neurotic gets caught between … Continue reading
Things have been quiet around here recently for a few reasons: 1. I just moved which took more energy than I thought it would and left me too lazy to post anything substantial. 2. I’ve been swapping around a few … Continue reading
Anti-100 Years of Cinema Manifesto* Jonas Mekas As you well know it was God who created this Earth and everything on it. And he thought it was all great. All painters and poets and musicians sang and celebrated the creation … Continue reading