http://rising.blackstar.com/photojournalism-in-an-age-of-contrivance.html Professional Photography Blog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:56:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://rising.blackstar.com/photojournalism-in-an-age-of-contrivance.html/comment-page-1#comment-4769 John Q Public Sat, 11 Apr 2009 23:08:11 +0000 #comment-4769 He is right on, but even if photogs did read this, most of them are unthinking leftist idealogues who play their role in pandering pseudo-reality. Dennis' point about visual seduction is true. Most news photogs don't know how to think critically and simply push the button to get something pretty. Often, even their best efforts at communication are nothing more than visual masturbation: pleasing to themselves, but mostly useless to the rest of us. He is right on, but even if photogs did read this, most of them are unthinking leftist idealogues who play their role in pandering pseudo-reality. Dennis' point about visual seduction is true. Most news photogs don't know how to think critically and simply push the button to get something pretty. Often, even their best efforts at communication are nothing more than visual masturbation: pleasing to themselves, but mostly useless to the rest of us.

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]]> http://rising.blackstar.com/photojournalism-in-an-age-of-contrivance.html/comment-page-1#comment-540 Christine Florence Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:47:12 +0000 #comment-540 Dennis is right on, as usual. I hope the nation's photojournalists have access to present this presidential race in an UNcontrived way as the American people need a dose of reality to make the right decision. Dennis is right on, as usual. I hope the nation's photojournalists have access to present this presidential race in an UNcontrived way as the American people need a dose of reality to make the right decision.

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