The category containing all posts for part 1.
I first came across this essay by Martha Rosler’s whilst studying Context & Narrative. At the time I described the essay as being ‘self-indulgent and difficult to follow’. My Context & Narrative post can be read here. Reading the essay … Continue reading Exercise – In, around and afterthoughts (on documentary photography) – (P.24)
Make a selection of up to five photographs from your personal or family collection. They can be as recent or as old as you wish. The only requirement is that they depict events that are relevant to you on a personal level and couldn’t belong to anyone else. Using OCA forums such as the discssion forum on OCA Student, ask the learning communities to provide short captions or explanations for your photographs. Summarise your findings and make them public in the same forums that you used for your research. Make sure that you also add this to your learning log. … Continue reading Exercise – Discontinuities (P.24)
For this exercise I have to examine quotes by Andre Bazin and Allan Sekula, noting their views on the objectivity of photography and then add my own views. Below is the quote in the course notes from Andre Bazin: For … Continue reading Exercise – The myth of objectivety (P.24)
For this exercise I have to watch an interview with Jon Levy, founder of Foto8 and note down my reactions to his comments. Jon Levy was the founder of Foto8, a website that launched in 1998, followed by a magazine … Continue reading Exercise – A decisive moment? (P.26)
For this exercise I have to read Simon Bainbridge’s notes on the 2011 Hereford Photography Festival and write a refelctive commentary on one of the bodies of work featured in the article. Simon Bainbridge’s article is titled Time & Motion … Continue reading Exercise – A decisive moment? (P.26)
Read the post ‘What Makes a Document?’ on WeAreOCA, including all the replies to it, and write your own comment both on the blog page and in your own blog. What makes a document? In his blog piece Jose Navarro … Continue reading Exercise – What makes a document? (P.22)
Read the first three sections of the essay ‘Transparent Pictures: On the Nature of Photographic Realism’ by Kendall L Walton and write a 200 word reflection outlining your views on Walton’s idea of photographic transparency. My first thoughts when reading … Continue reading Exercise – What makes a document? (P. 20)
Write a reflective commentary on Miranda Gavin’s interview ‘What is documentary photography?’. In this interview, which I think was recorded in 2012, Gavin highlights three main issues; the redution in opportunities for documentary photographers to get their work seen, particularly … Continue reading Exercise – What is documentary photography? – (P.17)
Documentary, Fact & Fiction 