Cracking debate here

kicked off by one of my favorite photographers working in Africa (and one of the best bloggers)

I spend a lot of time thinking about how institutions and media outlets choose to represent Africa. For the most part, I actually think it’s not as bad as some people make it out to be. Photos of starving children are no longer in vogue and fill the pages of newspapers and annual reports far less frequently than they used to.  And what’s more is that there’s tons and tons of great photography being done as we speak. Archives will continue to be filled with old photos that reflect a different ethos of looking. But as photographers explore and find new ways to portray this vast continent, I’d like to think that these images really are becoming more and more a thing of the past.*

Read the full post on The Scarlett Lion here

Author — duckrabbit

duckrabbit is a production company formed by radio producer/journalist Benjamin Chesterton and photographer David White. We specialize in digital storytelling.

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