In On Photography, Susan Sontag questions whether photographs merely “capture reality” or whether they interpret it. (p. 5-6). Reflect on the photographs you viewed and analyzed in the exhibit Modernism on the Ganges: The Photographs of Raghubir Singh. Then write a 450-500 word reflection on photography that considers the ways that Singh’s photography captured the reality of post-colonial (and post-partition) India and in what ways his photographs interpreted that period and its reality.
You can refresh your memory of some of Singh’s photographs at: http://www.raghubirsingh.com
Deadline for blog: Friday, October 20th at 5:00 pm.
After the deadline has passed, post comments on 2-3 of your classmates. Submit comments by Sunday, October 22.
