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Benjamin Jul 30, 2010

Time, photography, propaganda?

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I’ve just spent a few thoughtful minutes looking at Jodi Bieber’s powerful and dignified photos of women in Afghanistan. [...]

Benjamin Jul 16, 2010

Why is the color of poverty black?

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‘I’ve avoided the temptation to say that, in the United States, poverty is white. It’s true, however, [...]

Benjamin Jun 17, 2010

Perspectives of Poverty

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Many people who have lived and worked in the deveoping world will be nodding furiously as they read Duncan McNicholl’s [...]

David Campbell Apr 14, 2010

Famine photographs and the need for careful critique

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The photographic reporting of famine, especially in ‘Africa’, continues to replicate stereotypes. Malnourished children, either pictured alone in [...]

Benjamin Apr 13, 2010

Seeking Justice Without Pity (or anger into action X many = change)

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The emotion that NGO’s often seek to provoke in their communications is pity and compassion.  These are emotions that they [...]

John Edwin Mason Apr 04, 2010

Rediscovering Poor Whites in South Africa: Deja Vu (All Over Again)

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This post was first published on the blog:  John Edwin Mason: Documentary, Motorsports, Photo History
Every few years, the media rediscovers [...]

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