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HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY – Photography as a Mirror

In this unit, we were asked to create work, taking as a starting point the premise of photography as a mirror. RESEARCH Texts: How Millennials Became the Selfie Generation | Annals of Obsession | The New Yorker A short but VERY interesting video that gets to the roots of the narcissism that developed over generations,Continue reading “HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY – Photography as a Mirror”

HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY – Index

Index in photography “Any reflection of any medium of expression must raise the fundamental question of the specific relationship that exists between the external referent and the message produced by that medium. It is the question of modes of representation of the real or, if you like, the question of realism.” (Philippe Duboise, The photographicContinue reading “HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY – Index”