dct
perpetual amateur
Swiss photography exposition, on press photography examples, evolution, political and cultural influence, back from 1946.
I will have a look the next weeks and post back.
Anyone in the region who would visit?
I will have a look the next weeks and post back.
Anyone in the region who would visit?
dct
perpetual amateur
Was yesterday at a guided tour through the exhibition. Photographing wasn't allowed; have a look at the web address mentioned above for visual information.
The main theme is about press and glamour photography in Switzerland since 1940 (reporter photography). At the opposite hall there were additional prints of the years 1940-1950 showing more portrait and art styles. This led to a good discussions during the tour on press photography vs portrait shots vs actual art trends vs personal snap shots.
What I clearly saw:
- the transition from b/w to color 1980-1990
- the big difference between press (information) images and art shots
- the different usage of images in newspapers through the decades (BW, color, number and size of images on front page)
- the different images used for daily news vs magazines
- the fall of the press photographer job, because of digital/internet revolution on news photography
Recommendable exhibition, if you are in Zurich the next months.
The location
The main theme is about press and glamour photography in Switzerland since 1940 (reporter photography). At the opposite hall there were additional prints of the years 1940-1950 showing more portrait and art styles. This led to a good discussions during the tour on press photography vs portrait shots vs actual art trends vs personal snap shots.
What I clearly saw:
- the transition from b/w to color 1980-1990
- the big difference between press (information) images and art shots
- the different usage of images in newspapers through the decades (BW, color, number and size of images on front page)
- the different images used for daily news vs magazines
- the fall of the press photographer job, because of digital/internet revolution on news photography
Recommendable exhibition, if you are in Zurich the next months.
The location
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