Sunday, October 10, 2010

Blog Prompt #14 Reply

Unknown vs. Familiar Space: When photography was invented, it became a way to document and reveal the specific aspects of both familiar and faraway places. Imagine a familiar place. Imagine a faraway place. How would you use photographs to convey the difference? Can you imagine any places that have been “touched” very little by humans? How might you photograph them?


When picturing a familiar space, I think of my home. When picturing faraway, I picture one of our treestands. Although this isn't an unfamiliar place to me, it is very "untouched" by humans. It is very much a part of nature where I can sit and watch animals be themselves without them even knowing I am there. If I were to photograph this place, I would maybe photograph animals so that when viewing the photos, people would think to themselves, "How did she get that without them knowing?" If I were to photograph my home, I may photograph different parts that I would know just by feeling them. Perhaps the doorknob that I touch everytime I walk in the door or maybe my favorite cup to drink out of. 

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