Posts Tagged ‘Henri Cartier-Bresson’
The aesthetics of the war in Afghanistan
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The US-led war in Afghanistan is one of the longest running conflicts in America’s history. After more than nine years, the US and its allies have been fighting in Afghanistan longer than Soviet Union was by the time of its 1989 withdrawal. The war in Afghanistan has also surpassed the formal duration of the…
Tod Papergeorge is one of the most insightful photographers around. Interviewed by Mark Durden for foto8 last November (I’m catching up on some reading while snowed in), he offered some interesting views on photography, documentary and truth. Photo: Tod Papergeorge, ‘Central Park, 1978′ Durden asked Papageorge if he thought his work was part of what…
