Monthly Archives: January 2014

Thoughts on Representation.

Posted on January 30, 2014 by briancooney123

In the last few days there was an interesting discussion on the college Flickr forum regarding feminism.  The context was related to the new course, which has replaced social documentary, called Gesture and Meaning.  On the course as far as … Continue reading →

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Assignment 4: John Hinde and his representations of Ireland.

Posted on January 29, 2014 by briancooney123

This is an update of where I am on the essay and on my research so far.  It is like a first draft although in honesty there is so much material available that I can see the danger is in … Continue reading →

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Reflections on a few recent images.

Posted on January 26, 2014 by briancooney123

I have been walking every few days and bringing a camera with me.  I just down loaded the images from my memory card and I want to spend a few minutes looking at what I took, why I took it … Continue reading →

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John Berger’s Understanding a Photograph.

Posted on January 26, 2014 by briancooney123

I bought the book for Christmas and I am still reading and rereading it. It goes without saying that John Berger writes beautifully and with insight. There are many essays in this book but here I want to concentrate on … Continue reading →

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Thoughts so far on John Hinde

Posted on January 23, 2014 by briancooney123

I was a little worried when I started this research that I might find a paucity of resources to draw on. I needn’t have worried. A brief search on the web has brought up lots of information. My main interest … Continue reading →

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Assignment 4. A critical review.

Posted on January 13, 2014 by briancooney123

For this next assignment I intend to give myself two months to research and write the essay. I have two photographers in mind as follows; Robert Adams What interests me particularly about him is the parallels I see between the … Continue reading →

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assignment 3. Two Tier Recovery.

Posted on January 12, 2014 by briancooney123

In 2013 Ireland began to show tentative signs of recovery from the worst economic disaster in its history.  We left the economic bailout and regained our economic sovereignity, house prices showed an increase for the first time in a long … Continue reading →

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Assignment 3. Thoughts on submission.

Posted on January 11, 2014 by briancooney123

I was thinking today, the images are finished, I have also got captions to go with them, so what else do I need to submit as part of the assignment? Sources:  Where did I get my ideas from for the … Continue reading →

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