Pictures and Words

mickyates Aftermath, Cambodia, Critical Research Journal, Documentary, ICWeek8, Ideas, Informing Contexts, Photography, Plans & Notes, Practice, Quotes, Unfinished Stories, Work in Progress 1 Comment

Robert Frank said, ‘Above all, life for a photographer cannot be a matter of indifference, and it is important to see what is invisible to others’. (cited in Hirsch, 2001, pg 9). I define my work as documentary storytelling, and my current project is ‘Unfinished Stories’ of Cambodians that I have known for two decades, who suffered but survived the Khmer Rouge Genocide. I …

Photography, Photographies

mickyates Art, ContextualResearch, Coursework, Critical Research Journal, Critical Theory, Culture, Digital, Documentary, ICWeek1, Ideas, Informing Contexts, Philosophy, Photography, Practice 4 Comments

This week’s task: Post a brief commentary below that identifies the inherent characteristics and contexts of the ‘photographic’ nature of your own practice. Specifically refer to at least one of this week’s case studies to critically contextualise your own work. For example: Demonstrate how your work emphasises the characteristics of a particular case study; Note how these case studies may not …