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The History & Philosophy of Photography

The history and accompanying philosophies of photography--scope, practice, display, and study--are well-debated and sometimes controversial subjects.  Remember, being kind to others and to contrasting or divergent ideas is always the first step to polite discourse and understanding!

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  1. What difference does it make if you really know your subject? 1 2 3 4 8

    By Julie H,
    • 194 replies
    • 16.5k views

  3. Can the creativity of an image be assessed without knowledge of the image’s context? 1 2 3 4

    By Leslie Reid,
    • 99 replies
    • 8.6k views

  4. This not that: frame it 1 2

    By Julie H,
    • 49 replies
    • 3.5k views

  5. Food for thought or Philosophical Molotov Cocktail? 1 2

    By Sandy Vongries,
    • 44 replies
    • 3.9k views

  6. Language, art, and the origins of creativity 1 2 3

    By charleswood,
    • 74 replies
    • 4.9k views

  7. How to write about one particular picture 1 2 3 4 8

    By Julie H,
    • 192 replies
    • 13k views

  8. What's it all about, Alfie? 1 2 3

    By photoriot,
    • 74 replies
    • 4.8k views

  9. Looking at a photo with other people in real time

    By photoriot,
    • 8 replies
    • 1.6k views

  10. What do you want to achieve from your photographs?

    By michael_cunningham5,
    • 21 replies
    • 3.1k views

  11. Looking at a photo for more than ten seconds 1 2 3 4 9

    By Julie H,
    • 208 replies
    • 11.3k views

  12. Can a documentary photographer attain the status of "artist"? The case of George Tice.

    By Landrum Kelly,
    • 8 replies
    • 1.6k views

  13. What kind of pictures do you like to look at on Facebook?

    By Julie H,
    • 14 replies
    • 1.6k views

  14. A long 1958 New Yorker profile of Richard Avedon

    By ellis_vener_photography,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views

  15. Photos of Robert Adams

    By Norma Desmond,
    • 10 replies
    • 1.6k views

  16. Can one communicate the experience of Nature through a photograph?

    By Landrum Kelly,
    • 16 replies
    • 1.6k views

  17. Assignment No. 2 1 2

    By Julie H,
    • 47 replies
    • 3.3k views

  18. What to shoot? Shoot banal, ordinary subjects now. . . .

    By Landrum Kelly,
    • 10 replies
    • 1.7k views

  19. Work shown here vs. postmodern 1 2

    By gfisch9862,
    • 28 replies
    • 2.3k views

  20. Do persons see the same thing(s) when they look at the same photos?

    By Landrum Kelly,
    • 16 replies
    • 1.5k views

  21. Why do we like what we like? 1 2 3 4 7

    By Landrum Kelly,
    • 164 replies
    • 6.6k views

  22. combining pairs of pictures 1 2

    By photoriot,
    • 44 replies
    • 4.3k views

  23. How people see cropped pictures

    By photoriot,
    • 5 replies
    • 1k views

  24. Have you ever stopped being a photographer? Is it possible in practice?

    By karljohnston,
    • 22 replies
    • 3.3k views

  25. Real world imperfections and aesthetics 1 2 3

    By Supriyo,
    • 71 replies
    • 3.9k views

  26. Steve McCurry's Photoshop Pitfall: an ethical case? 1 2 3

    By je ne regrette rien,
    • 55 replies
    • 4.8k views


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