Excellent post. Thanks for the book recommendations, and the insight. I’ve always had a difficult time with street photography; I feel like I’m intruding in a person’s personal space even though they’re in public. Looking forward to exploring these books and reading your posts.
What a terrific list. I’ve been friends with David duChemin for about 15 years and he is one of my favorite humans ever. We’ve recorded multiple conversations and they always go somewhere unexpected and inspiring. I would add Road to Seeing by Dan Winters (who I’ve also recorded with) to that list. Unfortunately, it’s now out of print and hugely expensive on the secondary market.
I just finished reading Sontag's On Photography and occasionally while reading, I wanted to throw the book across the room. You're correct in your assessment that Sontag comes off as cynical but every time I wanted to toss it, I kept reading because she was challenging a lot of thoughts I had about photography. Is photography an act of aggression? As someone who aims her camera at dogs and their humans, even at the end of the dog's life, I view it as an act of reverence, honoring lives well lived. While Sontag and I disagree on that point, I'm glad that she pushed me to question how I view art, truth and technology. And of course how she makes me double down on the value of my own work.
Excellent post. Thanks for the book recommendations, and the insight. I’ve always had a difficult time with street photography; I feel like I’m intruding in a person’s personal space even though they’re in public. Looking forward to exploring these books and reading your posts.
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What a terrific list. I’ve been friends with David duChemin for about 15 years and he is one of my favorite humans ever. We’ve recorded multiple conversations and they always go somewhere unexpected and inspiring. I would add Road to Seeing by Dan Winters (who I’ve also recorded with) to that list. Unfortunately, it’s now out of print and hugely expensive on the secondary market.
I just finished reading Sontag's On Photography and occasionally while reading, I wanted to throw the book across the room. You're correct in your assessment that Sontag comes off as cynical but every time I wanted to toss it, I kept reading because she was challenging a lot of thoughts I had about photography. Is photography an act of aggression? As someone who aims her camera at dogs and their humans, even at the end of the dog's life, I view it as an act of reverence, honoring lives well lived. While Sontag and I disagree on that point, I'm glad that she pushed me to question how I view art, truth and technology. And of course how she makes me double down on the value of my own work.