Maurice Merleau-Ponty wrote of “plunging” into the image, Roland Barthes of being “pierced” by the image. These are two complimentary descriptions of a passionate bodily engagement with photographs—a gesture to…
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An historical photograph is recognized in two ways: the viewer Identifies features of the image that is related to place, people, and society of a former period of time; secondly,…
If you look at almost any old photograph – especially one that has been kept on display – you will probably see evidence of fading or other deterioration. This is…
