Hi Class,
Here’s the introduction I had on the board:
The Expression of Human Joy in Photography
John Berger says that photographs are not about form, but about time, and that a “photograph bears witness to a human choice being exercised” (293). In this essay I want to focus on how two photographs that portray human bodies are most certainly about time and decisions, but also about form. The first photo is titled….
For Thursday:
- Read Teju Cole’s “On Photography: Perfect and Unrehearsed” article on our Links page.
- Select your favorite quote from all of our photography readings.
- Write the first page of Essay 2. Try to include a brief quote in the first sentence!
- Bring in a photocopy of your two photos (or post them to OpenLab) and a typed copy of the entire first page (include the quote, your thesis, method, etc.)
Best,
Prof. Scanlan
