“I know what she was to me-the first glimpse of a space-bridge, a wormhole, a galactic portal off this bound and blind planet. She had seen other worlds, and she held the lineage of other worlds, spectacularly, in the vessel of her black body.” – Ta-Nehisi Coates from Between the World and Me
Mastery of Representation is the promise of photography expressed by Henry Fox Talbot, which I contend with today. The double-edged sword of photography from when it was introduced – initially exclusive to the upper class that could afford it – to its proliferation to the middle and lower classes was that everyone was able to control their depiction, enabling them to preserve and make tangible memories of themselves, loved ones and special moments. The
Mastery of Representation is the promise of photography expressed by Henry Fox Talbot, which I contend with today. The double-edged sword of photography from when it was introduced – initially exclusive to the upper class that could afford it – to its proliferation to the middle and lower classes was that everyone was able to control their depiction, enabling them to preserve and make tangible memories of themselves, loved ones and special moments. The