“After the 1970s, the representation of poverty became a true issue for Latin-American cinema. And that is why a film like Agarrando pueblo—of amazing relevance still today—is so significant. Better than any other, this film foresaw the requirements demanded by the world of power for portraying poverty as a spiritual export good destined for rich peopleContinue reading “agarrando pueblo (1977)”
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About Labeling photography as ‘porn’
http://jmcolberg.com/weblog/2011/01/about_labeling_photography_as_porn/ “The fact that so much photography has attracted the label ‘porn’ indicates that there is an increasing dissatisfaction with how photography works, is treated, and discussed.”
twitter conversation @rovanwil @duckrabbitblog @PhotoSoupORG @JohnWMacPherson #regardingthepainofothers
@rovanwil: does art as a social commentary stop being justifiable when money is being made? discuss. @duckrabbitblog: Easy answer. No. But if you ask me what if someone took a picture of one of my children dying and then sold it as a limited edition print I would say they are scum. And by doing so theyContinue reading “twitter conversation @rovanwil @duckrabbitblog @PhotoSoupORG @JohnWMacPherson #regardingthepainofothers”
