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About a kiss and a bullet (authenticity & social relations)
the kiss doisneau_hotelkiss_498.jpg How does it feel to know that one of the most romantic images ever made was staged? The famous ‘Kiss by the Hôtel de Ville’ by Robert Doisneau, captured in Paris in 1950, was no other but a … Continue reading
At twelve
Sally_Man_attwelve_p38_500.jpg “In the early fall, I drank coffee with several generations of the Conner family, the close air of their kitchen settling across my shoulders like a shawl. I explained what I was doing and, as so often happened, their … Continue reading
deconstructed
deconstructed_p01_x1bwret_600christos_stavrou.jpg Leeds under construction. The city deconstructed. Photograph by Christos Stavrou © 2007. All rights reserved
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Robert Frank’s spectators
I opened a classic book tonight, The Americans by Robert Frank (1958). A friend left it here with couple other books before Christmas. I went downstairs to search for it. I was left with Robert Frank’s spectators. robert_frank_americans_p37_500p In page … Continue reading
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appearance
Untitled photograph by Christos Stavrou © 2007 All rights reserved “In the modern way of seeing, reality is first of all appearance – which is always changing. A photograph records appearance. The record of photography is the record of change, … Continue reading
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