S h a r i n g Space Photography by Hillary Prag
A Photographer's Intention to Negotiate Space in Haiti
by Photography by Hillary Prag
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About the Book
In 1977, Susan Sontag described the art of camera work as characteristically exploitative whereby the photographer engages in a sort of “cultural safari” in order to find and capture eloquent representations of the subject.
In 1998, A.D. Coleman said, “We need photographers willing to break the comfortable shackles…to rethink current practice from the ground up, without falling prey either to creeping paternalism or sarcastic patronization."
In other words, as a privileged western documentary photographer, I am concerned about the negotiation of space whereby identities can be co-constructed rather than ascribed. I am ultimately concerned with the classic Marxist question, "Who profits?" This collection of photographs is an attempt at addressing these issues of privilege in representation, but I recognize that there is still a long way to go. This is chapter and attempt number one.
In 1998, A.D. Coleman said, “We need photographers willing to break the comfortable shackles…to rethink current practice from the ground up, without falling prey either to creeping paternalism or sarcastic patronization."
In other words, as a privileged western documentary photographer, I am concerned about the negotiation of space whereby identities can be co-constructed rather than ascribed. I am ultimately concerned with the classic Marxist question, "Who profits?" This collection of photographs is an attempt at addressing these issues of privilege in representation, but I recognize that there is still a long way to go. This is chapter and attempt number one.
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Project Option: Standard Landscape, 10×8 in, 25×20 cm
# of Pages: 20 - Publish Date: Sep 06, 2008
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