I have been thinking about how photography appears in the news and decided that I should be paying more attention to how it features in society. I am going to try to pay more attention to "the bigger picture" and find articles/links/any piece of writing that relates to photography or a photographer, every week and then seriously consider and comment on it.
Kate Middleton has been in the news for the photographs that were made public of her and Prince William's Diamond Jubilee Tour taken back in September. She is apparently a keen photographer and took advantage of the trip to Borneo rainforest.
Personally I am not keen on the images she took and they have received mixed reviews. Some have called the images stunning where as others feel her black and white image of an orangutan in the trees looks like Rod Hull's Emu. I have to say that I am inclined to agree with the latter. I feel as though the photos show no real connection to the subject and to a certain extent she has just pointed and pressed. I also think that as a set of images some were taken in black and white where as a couple are in colour....there is no real continuity. The black and white images also seem as though they are trying to appear arty as opposed to having a real reason for them not being in colour. Absent from the shots are any people and I think including someone in the images would of made the photos stronger.
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