she of course isn’t a “refutable authority”. No thinker, critic or philosopher can be. (nor is it the intention)
I went back to read her “On photography” last month and felt what you wrote ☞ “The writing makes a fair point, but I think it was more relevant during the time of writing.”
The last time I’ve read that book, smartphones wasn’t out yet and the book was still very much relevant after 30 years. After the smartphones our relation to photography has completely changed.
But this book, Illness as metaphor, is still relevant as the metaphor is still very popular in politics. We’re still speaking like it’s 1925
It is amazing how much the relationship to photography (or truly anything preexisting the digital era) has changed over the last 40 years. It’s so disposable now. I keep meaning to print off a bunch of photos to make a photo album for the kids.
she of course isn’t a “refutable authority”. No thinker, critic or philosopher can be. (nor is it the intention)
I went back to read her “On photography” last month and felt what you wrote ☞ “The writing makes a fair point, but I think it was more relevant during the time of writing.”
The last time I’ve read that book, smartphones wasn’t out yet and the book was still very much relevant after 30 years. After the smartphones our relation to photography has completely changed.
But this book, Illness as metaphor, is still relevant as the metaphor is still very popular in politics. We’re still speaking like it’s 1925
It is amazing how much the relationship to photography (or truly anything preexisting the digital era) has changed over the last 40 years. It’s so disposable now. I keep meaning to print off a bunch of photos to make a photo album for the kids.