Picturing America?
David Campbell has a really smart commentary today on why photojournalism seems to be “afraid of home.” Though he admits he’s generalizing a bit, he observes that photojournalism seems most vital and romantic when it’s operating offshore. But he also argues that there is much good work happening on the home front, and mentions specifically a project I’m especially excited about: Facing Change/Documenting America, a collective of photographers and writers that claims to be inspired by the FSA and devoted to the creation of a digital, visual public sphere. Now, comparisons to the FSA might be more figurative than literal (the FSA was funded by the federal government while Facing Change is an independent non-profit), and the question of what constitutes a “public sphere” and whether we have one is complex to say the least (I’m teaching a whole class on that this fall). Even so, I’m all in.
Take a look at the archive they’ve built already, and you’ll see why.
Picturing America?
David Campbell has a really smart commentary today on why photojournalism seems to be “afraid of home.” Though he admits he’s generalizing a bit, he observes that photojournalism seems most vital and romantic when it’s operating offshore. But he also argues that there is much good work happening on the home front, and mentions specifically a project I’m especially excited about: Facing Change/Documenting America, a collective of photographers and writers that claims to be inspired by the FSA and devoted to the creation of a digital, visual public sphere. Now, comparisons to the FSA might be more figurative than literal (the FSA was funded by the federal government while Facing Change is an independent non-profit), and the question of what constitutes a “public sphere” and whether we have one is complex to say the least (I’m teaching a whole class on that this fall). Even so, I’m all in.
Take a look at the archive they’ve built already, and you’ll see why.
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