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Photography and seeing
The history and philosophy of the photograph. How the camera changed what humans notice.
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Photography is not about cameras. It is about seeing. The best photographers do not have better equipment, they have better eyes. This stem explores the craft, the history, and the philosophy of making images.
Apr 6
John Berger's 1972 BBC series fundamentally changed how we think about looking at images. The starting point.
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en.wikipedia.orgApr 1
Susan Sontag's 1977 landmark essays on how photography shapes our relationship to reality.
📄en.wikipedia.orgApr 1
Wrestles with Sontag's question about images of suffering. Still urgently relevant.
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aeon.coApr 2
The 1920s movement that used extreme angles and close-ups to break old habits of perception.
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metmuseum.orgApr 2