Accidental/Helpless Gaze

The photographer, image, and viewer all wish to help the impending disaster but there is nothing anyone or thing could do at this point. Therefore this is an example of the Helpless Gaze because there is a prevalent desire for intervention, but it is impossible. It is also an example of the Accidental Gaze because it is a witness to an important event.

gazes...

Clinical or Professional Gaze



The photographer certainly isnt helping this poor woman :(
apparently this photo won the Pulitzer Breaking News Photography 2007 award...
Photographer:Oded Balilty (Associated Press)
Source: www.photojournalism.org

the clinical/professional gaze

The Endangered Gaze

Photo by Donna Ferrato

the accidental gaze and the helpless gaze

So yea...everyone knows this photo I am sure. But! I thought it was a good example of two out of the six gazes from the Linda Williams article. I will discuss tomorrow!

also- heres an article that was in esquire magazine about 9-11 and a section about Richard Drew and his photograph:

http://www.esquire.com/features/ESQ0903-SEP_FALLINGMAN

clinical gaze

The Gaze

I was interested in the gaze of the viewer. In class I will be discussing two works, James Luna's The Artifact Piece and Jean-Christian Bourcart's Collateral.

http://www.jamesluna.com/

http://jcbourcart.com/