http://mediacology.com/2006/03/18/bordering-photography-and-activism/ putting the 'eco' into media ecology and open education (and other tangential meditations) Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:39:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://mediacology.com/2006/03/18/bordering-photography-and-activism/comment-page-1/#comment-4175 Carol De Leo Tue, 04 Mar 2008 03:57:43 +0000 http://mediacology.com/?p=36#comment-4175 What a fascinating project, I would love to see the photos. I checked the link to Border Project, but did not find any images there. Hopefully they will post them soon. What a fascinating project, I would love to see the photos. I checked the link to Border Project, but did not find any images there. Hopefully they will post them soon.

]]> http://mediacology.com/2006/03/18/bordering-photography-and-activism/comment-page-1/#comment-171 tesuquejm Wed, 29 Mar 2006 13:24:00 +0000 http://mediacology.com/?p=36#comment-171 This project, like other similar ones, offers the opportunity for all voices to be heard--not a bad thing when you have a group like undocumented immigrants who are normally silent. And since the pictures will eventually be seen in art museums, their voices will be heard by many who might not otherwise pay attention. Often, also, giving the camera to those involved provides surprises and insights that might not otherwise appear if the images were shot by a photo journalist. The downside is that since the images are unedited the viewer has to pick through a lot of junk. This project, like other similar ones, offers the opportunity for all voices to be heard–not a bad thing when you have a group like undocumented immigrants who are normally silent. And since the pictures will eventually be seen in art museums, their voices will be heard by many who might not otherwise pay attention. Often, also, giving the camera to those involved provides surprises and insights that might not otherwise appear if the images were shot by a photo journalist. The downside is that since the images are unedited the viewer has to pick through a lot of junk.

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