Category Archives: Discussion Topics
Discussion Topic: Connecting to Spirits via Photography
In class, we briefly touched on the beginnings of spiritualist photography. The contemporary photographer Shannon Taggart has photographed the world’s largest Spiritualist community in western New York. Her photographic projects often focus on alternative types of religious experience. Taggart’s recent … Continue reading
Discussion Topic: Subways Portraits by Walker Evans
Walker Evans photographed people on the New York City subways between 1938-1941. He only published these photographs 25 years later in his book, Many Are Called, which was re-issued in 2004. Read a review about the new edition in the New York Times or listen … Continue reading
Discussion Topic: Lynsey Addario, A Woman Photographer on the Front Lines
A few weeks ago, the Pentagon officially lifted the ban on women soldiers to engage in combat. Over the course of her career, the woman photojournalist Lynsey Addario has covered numerous conflicts, frequently photographing women in the military. Last spring, … Continue reading
Respone Discussion Topic: Photography and Tragedy
After reading the article “What It Feels Like To Be Photographed In A Moment Of Grief” by Coburn Dukeheart, I think some of the points are reseaonable. The photographer who took this photo because his job requiredhe to do it … Continue reading
Discussion Topic: Old Processes, New Advertising
Many photographers today are reviving the photographic processes of the Civil War era. A California news article reports on several photographers in San Francisco who are producing photographs with the wet-plate process. Even Louis Vuitton highlights wet-plate photography in his … Continue reading
Discussion Topic: Photography and Tragedy—When Should You Put Down the Camera?
A recent NPR segment covered the dynamic between photographer and photographed subject in relation to tragedy. Read the following article on photojournalist Emmanuel Dunand’s photograph of Aline Marie shown in prayer the evening of the deadly shootings at Sandy Hook … Continue reading
