American Photography [Please Read and Reply!]

[TheLostPhotographer]

The Great American Road Trip.

It needs to be researched and documented. Start with Joel Sternfeld and work backwards. I recently read an article about Jonathan Richman and The Modern Lovers 'Road Runner'. 123456 Road Runner, road runner.

How many songs can you think of that are all about an American road journey? There are equally as many photography projects.

Why?


e2a; Oh, and eff off. Not interested in an old Yashica presently.

 

[Mike_E]

How about the works of Rolling Stone photographers? These are modern iconic images. I'd find that subject to be fun.

Snaremop, if you have never tried 'Gonzo' photography, I heartily recommend it. I could tell you about the time I was picked up at the city limits and instead of jail the nice officer escorted me through the backstage door to cover the Rock show going on- but I don't know if the statute of - ummm to protect the innocent. Yeah, that's it, to protect the innocent and to uphold the American way! Yeah, that's the ticket!

Any way some first hand experience would help with the paper I think.

mike

 

[Iron Flatline]

"Robert Mapplethorpe, and knowing pornography when you see it." An exploration of art, pornography, and the American psyche, by Snare Mop.

Ask mom for more bandwidth.

 

[RMThompson]

I would suggest the history of journalism. There are some great examples used journalistically from WW1 and on up... some of the most important moments in US history have been documented by a photo.

Iwo Jima, bombing of Pearl Harbor, riots at Kent State, Assination of JFK, all the way up to the award winning Holga photo of Al Gore a few years back.

 

[JustinPhilip]

The photos taken by Dorothea Lange during the time of the Great Depression are truely amazing. And also the photos by Matthew Brady during the Civil War. Those are two suggestions and idea to look into.