What is it about the make-shift nature of this sign that is so appealing?
What is it about the make-shift nature of this sign that is so appealing?
One of the prerequisites of a Victorian seaside town was the necessity for a shallow shelving beach. This allowed for some paddling and dare we imagine even a little swimming for the adventurous.
“When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence. Ansel Adams
I’m very fond of this photography because it was a considered choice. I saw the people on the hill, the tree and I was aware of the backlight from the setting sun.
“Socially concerned photographers assume that their work can convey some kind of stable meaning, can reveal truth. But partly because the photograph is, always, an object in a context, this meaning is bound to drain away; that is, the context which shapes whatever immediate—in particular, political—uses the photograph may have is inevitably succeeded by contexts in which such uses are weakened and become progressively less relevant.”
