Redefining The Image
John Szarkowski’s Five Categories
In The Photographer’s Eye, John Szarkowski proposes five categories to view photographs:
“The thing itself — photography deals with the actual.
The detail — photography is tied to the facts of things.
The frame — the photograph is selected, not conceived.
Time — photographs are time exposures and describe discrete parcels of time.
Vantage point — photographs provide us new views of the world.”
A Photograph Without A Camera
For my “photograph” I decided I wanted to represent and explore the concept of time. One thing I thought of that changes with time is bleach. Spill a little on your favorite shirt and in a few minutes you’ll soon have nice light stain. So I decided to take one of my shirts that had already fallen victim to some harsh chemicals, sprayed and splattered it with more bleach and let time take its course. After a while the bleach began to develop, spots started to lighten and I was left with a new and improved version of the shirt.
Thanks for Reading — Tori
