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The photography of James Ravilious
The photography of James Ravilious
In an era of self-referentiality a ‘quiet photograph’ (1) can have much to commend it. There is a simple and rare pleasure in looking at…
sidewaysEye
Jun 28, 2018
Choosing books wisely — fly-fishing books
Choosing books wisely — fly-fishing books
The book that combines insights into the art of angling with general reflections about life is a book to savour. The book that accomplishes…
sidewaysEye
Mar 27, 2018
Are there different types of seeing?
Are there different types of seeing?
There is more to seeing than meets the eye: rejecting Scruton’s conception of photography.
sidewaysEye
Jan 28, 2018
Don’t just see Cartier-Bresson in terms of ‘decisive moments’.
Don’t just see Cartier-Bresson in terms of ‘decisive moments’.
Is there anything left to say about Henri Cartier-Bresson (“HCB”) that has not already been said? Perhaps not. A Google search of his name…
sidewaysEye
Jan 27, 2018
Why are we so drawn to photographs of dogs?
Why are we so drawn to photographs of dogs?
“The history of the dog in art is inextricably bound to the history of the dog itself” [The Dog — 5000 years of the Dog in Art by Tamsin…
sidewaysEye
Jan 26, 2018
Seeing in photographs something that thought itself cannot think.
Seeing in photographs something that thought itself cannot think.
The relevance of Heidegger to how we experience photographs
sidewaysEye
Jan 23, 2018
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Appreciating Karl Blossfeldt
Appreciating Karl Blossfeldt
Today, it is difficult to catch the sense of pioneering playfulness that existed at the dawn of Modernism. On visiting the Bauhaus in…
sidewaysEye
Aug 6, 2015
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