Photography

The Pain of Others

The Pain of Others

One of Sontag’s classic works is “Regarding the Pain of Others” (2003). It is a short book, almost an essay length, on the depiction of pain through photography. Part history, part critical reflection. Few notes: “nonstop imagery (televisions, streaming video, movies) is our surround, but when it comes to remembering, the photograph has the deeper […]

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Ethiopia Photographed (1867-1935)

Ethiopia Photographed (1867-1935)

Richard Pankhurst and Denis Gerard are well known to Ethiopians and those interested in Ethiopia. One of the many publications in their names, is “Ethiopia Photographed: Historic Photographs of the Country and its People Taken between 1967 and 1935” (1996). The book has a brief historical introduction, and it followed by hundreds of photographs spread […]

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