Fascinating Article

An interesting article about history as shown with photography and the involvement of government with the media. I didn't realize the German government mandating the use of the 35mm format for journalism which, as we rangefinder users realize, how the entrance of that format ushered in photojournalism that is used even today. Each generation makes photographs of what's happening around them with a style, some would say and believe, is the only way to tell the stories.

I made a pdf of it and put it in iBooks. Will read in greater detail later.

I wonder in 70 or 80 years from now how an article like this could be written with the decline of print media such as newspapers, magazines and paper prints. I believe lots of history will be lost because of smart phone, tablet and computer upgrades as well as crashes of various digital mediums that store these memories.
 
Bill Clark said:
...I wonder in 70 or 80 years from now how an article like this could be written with the decline of print media such as newspapers, magazines and paper prints. I believe lots of history will be lost because of smart phone, tablet and computer upgrades as well as crashes of various digital mediums that store these memories.
Click to expand...

Hi,

I think it's happening already, a lot of my scribble that I've saved cannot be read with current software and Windows 10 hit very hard. Drivers and so on not working, even though I keep an elderly laptop going with an old version of Windows but I've still lost a lot of scribble, emails and so on. Even simple text files come in several versions now.

Regards, David
 
I enjoyed that David. I remember reading when I was doing Media Studies how the regimes in Russia and Germany were quick to realize the power of images as a part of their power bases. It sounds like the Russians were the pioneers of the theory, and the Germans became the premier engineers of the means with the Leica and other cameras. I didn't know that 35mm became mandated for press use in Germany. I think we are now seeing a truly global battle for power using multi-media via the internet.
 
I didn't realize the Soviets were already making leica copies in the early 30s?

The Leica influence on the new Kodak cassette is also interesting.

The most recent biography of Mallory and his expedition to Everest brought home for me more than any other work I've been exposed to, the incredible effect of the first world war on 20th century culture.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom