the process of reaching a decision regarding moral consciousness is painstakingly slow and terribly taxing. but i don't really mind; i work methodically by nature, so at times i quite enjoy, relish even, the tedious buzz of learning and ultimate comprehension. I just hope that I don't lollygag away this precious time i've been given to explore the rooted issues i have with documentary photography. It's incredibly difficult, this project, specifically because i care, so deeply. incredibly deeply, actually, about the medium and the subject matter. being so carefilled generates polarized fear. deep-rooted, gutting fear of failure...and revelation. both, though it may sound paradoxical, are equally as frightening, and in some instances, possibily one in the same. i want so badly to come to a place where i can either accept or reject the terms of documentary photography with a steady, certain knowledge on the subject. i think it will haunt me otherwise, like a scar from an infected wound i might neglect to avoid treatment. this wound must be treated. and if i scar, i scar with intent and with careful mind.
this man intrigues me: http://www.antonkerngallery.com/artist.php?aid=33 (thanks jamie!)
susan stontag is the only author on my reading list right now. i think its vitally important to focus on her work if i want to effectively, methodically emerse myself in documentary photography. jason says so, and jason is a philosophical photographer i love and hate, both, simultaneiously and wholly. i am baffled by his ability to be so comfortable with discussing issues of atrocity and social responsibility. maybe one day i will reach that enlightened state of acceptance. perhaps. though i will never have his wonderful jewish charm or such a fantasically knowing smile.
check him out: http://web.mac.com/jlfrancisco/iWeb/Jason%20Francisco/FFZ%20contents.html
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