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![]() I I find the practice of child abuse or sexual harassment to be a lot more pervasive and responsible for social ills, than any of the much maligned new technologies. I don't believe that one can embrace anything without a critical eye, but having said that, it's also in our best interest to delve beyond the facile commentary based on other simplistic interpretations, to the point where in some intellectual and artistic circles it's almost considered as a badge of honor to be ignorant of what technologies have to offer, let alone actually use them. I know we have strayed a bit from our course, but then I hear quite often many of these arguments against technologies which makes me consider that these issues are better addressed at the outset, rather than have them linger on in the background without being discussed. Should you agree with some of my premises this leaves a bit more room to immerse ourselves in the issues pertaining to the world of photography without being distracted or dismissed for "our sleepy stupidity or our dangerously naive enthusiasm", as that critic on the Internet would have it. Even though his observations where not addressed to anyone in particular, I consider that at the very least they deserve to be rebutted. Given that the topic I suggested I would speak about is the
"renaissance of photography", we can't overlook the fact
that we find ourselves amidst a total revolution the likes
of which have not been seen since the onset of the
industrial revolution. Photography is but a tiny part of
this recent technological sea change, and the
transformations are not only in the tools we might decide
to use, but in how we as people will eventually respond to
some of the issues brought about by such changes. One of
the fundamental topics deals with our perceptions of the
world as seen through the looking glass of photography. ![]() |
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