Photography and Race Conference « Prison Photography

Photography and Race Conference

Arrest 1 (1965) by Bridget Riley I’d like to propose an alternative method to discuss issues of race in visual culture and the photographic industry, but first some preliminaries. HUGO AND TH…

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I am sure most photographers have a lot of common ground to stake. But unfortunately, the web (or at least typing on the web) is no substitute for discussion. It takes too long, the moments pass, emotions deflate and you’re not even sure if you’re being heard/read.

So could we not back up our convictions with a commitment to meet in person. I am not talking about a coffee and a quick chat. Could we the photoblogosphere-peeps not arrange among ourselves a “conference”? It doesn’t need to be a massive production but the invite could be open. If photo-collectives, companies, magazines want to join then all the better. The agenda is ours to set.