I love Wednesdays. We don’t have class but do have day trips with our classes, if they’re scheduled. Last Wednesday was the trip to the DR station with Lost in Translation. But today, nothing. Which is great considering it snowed in the morning but then became freezing rain. I’ve been able to get my work … More Lazy Wednesdays
When comparing Ansel Adams and Dorothea Lange’s photographs of the US Japanese Internment camps, I am left with two completely different readings of this era and life of the involved people. Adams portrays the Japanese people going about their daily lives as if there is nothing abnormal about their situation. It seems like Adams is … More US Japanese Internment Perspectives-Adams vs. Lange
I was fairly shocked to learn that baby photography originated with racist and “scientific” purposes. Well I was shocked, but not surprised. This idea of eugenics as a documentation of children’s physical, “racial” characteristic development is meant to ensure a pure, white genealogy without defect. The baby book has become a relatively normal process for … More Baby Photography and Family
Kirsten Captures 