The Thorny Politics of Protest Photography
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In a 2013 essay, author Barrett Swanson asked, “At what point does the aesthetic excellence of the photograph eclipse the depicted event, or, worse, distract the viewer from inquiring into what happened?” With the synchronous explosion of digital news content and unremitting global calamity, it’s a question that strongly resonates today, particularly with photography of protest and social movements. If these images overtly flatter the protestor, they can be accused of fuelin
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