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Deptford, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Aesthetics
Continental Philosophy
Philosophy, Misc
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    The photographic stare
    Philosophy of Photography 2 (1): 41-56. 2011.
    Using an image taken by Reuters' photographer Nicky Loh during the 2009 earthquake in Sumatra, this article rethinks in positive terms the experience of being captivated by photographs, including `disaster' photographs that are often described as problematically spectacularizing. In order to do this I bring together two propositions, that of the photograph as a uniquely articulated prosthetic stare on the one hand, and as an inorganic but powerful `agent' or `actor' on the other. My main theoret…Read more
    Photography