We will look at what is known as the 'Directorial Mode'.
Photographers construct what they want to show - not record what is there. This is a fundamental concept that we looked at right back at the beginning of the course in 'Proof or Fiction' and we have returned to time and again, through the painterly aspirations of 19th century amateurs:
the fakery of Robert Capa's falling soldier:
the utopia of The Family of Man:
the incisiveness of Robert Frank's Leica:
the hyper-reality of Martin Parr's fill-in flash:
- and Chris Killip's imaginative painter on the beach:
Monday's presentation will include Gregory Crewdson, Phillip Lorca di Corcia, David Hilliard, NIcholas Nixon and Sally Mann.
There will be some discussion, so you might want to check them out in advance.
