High-voltage amateurism
By imposing value on pictures that were never meant to be valuable, a whole new area of expertise is created.
By imposing value on pictures that were never meant to be valuable, a whole new area of expertise is created.
In 1977, photographers Larry Sultan (USA) and Mike Mandel (USA) published a book entitled ‘Evidence’.
The word itself contains so much that its meaning remains empty. Luckily, we had the opportunity to browse through Erik Kessels shed of stumbled-upon footage.
The number of pictures we produce is unprecedented. With the widespread use of digital cameras and camphones people everywhere are taking pictures of themselves.
These days, you can do almost anything with an image. Thanks to retouching and other image manipulation technologies, its possible to create the ideal picture on demand.