The Role Of Documentary Photography

The Role Of Documentary Photography

Documentary photography is a medium that is at odds with itself – and can lead photographers to be at odds with themselves. On the one hand, such images can be seen as intrusive and exploitative because they can profit from the misery...

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The Language Of Art Part 4 –  The Referent

The Language Of Art Part 4 – The Referent

We need words to make things real. When something is given a specific name, it becomes tangible, identifiable, and unique Alain Briot Introduction In my first essay in this series, I introduced the concept of the referent.  I talked about what it...

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Photographing Is Nothing – Looking Is Everything

Photographing Is Nothing – Looking Is Everything

Henri Cartier-Bresson, arguably the most influential photographer of the twentieth century, said: “Photographing is nothing. Looking is everything.” This is a very wise statement that a lot of people ignore. Photographers tend to get wrapped around the axle on equipment, which is...

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Transforming Reality Part 1 – Changes In My Work


Transforming Reality Part 1 – Changes In My Work


Art is transformation of reality. Introduction I believe that art is the transformation of reality.  In my current work, this transformation of reality is essentially focused on color.  A number of other alterations, modifications, or manipulations, to use a term favored by...

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Finding Drama in Architecture

Finding Drama in Architecture

For many years I taught a course called Humanities Through the Arts, an interdisciplinary fine arts course in the general education curriculum. In this course, I organized modules on music, painting, sculpture, drama, poetry, film, and architecture, and always strove to have...

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