Project Defining documentary:

• Don’t set limitations as they create preconceptions
• Boundaries of documentary are being pushed already
• Be aware of factors that may distort the purpose of images

Project What makes a document?

• Walton: On the nature of photographic realism – photography as a way of showing and seeing rather than just representing, we see the world through the photograph
• Every photograph is a document but with time can be more
• Photographs have a message about the event/subject photographed and a message about the shock of discontinuity (separation from context), this makes all photographs ambiguous (Berger)
• Photographs are often used with words to fill this broken continuity
• The general meaning of an image is not instantaneous but is found during connections (Berger).
• The truth in a photograph may be limited by the photographer

Project A postmodern documentary

• Postmodernism provides a new framework for considering photographic truth and objectivity
• Consider my intentions when photographing and remember my responsibilities to truth
• When accessing truth and objectivity remember to consider all influences, cultural, contextual, editorship…
• Photojournalism should show the intention of the photographer
• Quieter stories can be effective
• Embrace a broader view of photojournalism

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