Bending the Frame: Photojournalism, Documentary, and the Citizen (Aperture Ideas: Writers and Artists on Photography) - Softcover

Ritchin, Fred

 
9781597111201: Bending the Frame: Photojournalism, Documentary, and the Citizen (Aperture Ideas: Writers and Artists on Photography)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1597111201 ISBN 13: 9781597111201
Publisher: Aperture, 2013

Synopsis

The older paradigm for photojournalists was to simply record events, with the hope―and frequently the expectation―that people and their governments would be moved to respond to the injustices pictured; as witnessed by the impact of certain images during the Civil Rights movement and the Vietnam War. Given evolving media and political climates, however, including the billions of images now available online from all kinds of sources, the purpose and effectiveness of media, in particular of visual journalism, has been called into question. Bending the Frame: Photojournalism, Documentary, and Citzenship, by author and critic Fred Ritchin, addresses the new and emerging potentials for visual media to impact society. Ritchin examines the historical and contemporary uses of photography and related media to inspire social change. From the unintended consequences of “citizen journalism” and leaked images such as those from Abu Ghraib, to the new strategies by visual journalists and the targeted human rights projects by documentary photographers, the intention of this book is to provide a much-needed critical approach to the issues involved in such efforts. Also encompassing online efforts, uses of video, and a diverse range of books and exhibitions, Bending the Frame aims for as wide-ranging and farreaching a discussion as possible, asking the critical question: how can images promote new thinking and make a difference in the world?

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About the Author

Fred Ritchin is dean emeritus of the International Center of Photography (ICP) School, New York. Previously, he was professor of Photography & Imaging at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, where he also codirected the Photography and Human Rights Program. Among his books are In Our Own Image: The Coming Revolution in Photography (Aperture, 1990, 1999, 2010) and After Photography (2008), which has been translated into six languages, and The Synthetic Eye: Photography Transformed in the Age of AI (2025). In 1999 Ritchin cofounded and directed PixelPress, working with humanitarian groups to develop media projects and also experimenting with new forms of narrative online. Previously, he was editor of the 1996 website Bosnia: Uncertain Paths to Peace, nominated by the New York Times for a Pulitzer Prize in public service, and in 1994–95 he led a research project for the Times to create the first multimedia version of their daily newspaper. Ritchin has served as the picture editor of the New York Times Magazine, executive editor of Camera Arts, and founding director of the Photojournalism and Documentary Photography educational program at the International Center of Photography, New York. More recently, he cofounded the Writing with Light campaign for photographic integrity in the age of AI, and has curated numerous exhibitions and written for publications worldwide.

From the Back Cover

The older paradigm for photojournalists was to simply record events, with the hopeand frequently the expectationthat people and their governments would be moved to respond to the injustices pictured; as witnessed by the impact of certain images during the Civil Rights movement and the Vietnam War. Given evolving media and political climates, however, including the billions of images now available online from all kinds of sources, the purpose and effectiveness of media, in particular of visual journalism, has been called into question. Bending the Frame: Photojournalism, Documentary, and Citzenship, by author and critic Fred Ritchin, addresses the new and emerging potentials for visual media to impact society. Ritchin examines the historical and contemporary uses of photography and related media to inspire social change. From the unintended consequences of citizen journalism and leaked images such as those from Abu Ghraib, to the new strategies by visual journalists and the targeted human rights projects by documentary photographers, the intention of this book is to provide a much-needed critical approach to the issues involved in such efforts. Also encompassing online efforts, uses of video, and a diverse range of books and exhibitions, Bending the Frame aims for as wide-ranging and farreaching a discussion as possible, asking the critical question: how can images promote new thinking and make a difference in the world?

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Publisher
Aperture
Publication date
2013
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1597111201
ISBN 13 
9781597111201
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
176