What is it about?
Cameras come in so many forms and are put to so many uses that we no longer think about them. However, they are unique instruments that can freeze time and flatten space. They can hold the moment and see the world in a way we cannot. In skilled hands, the camera can probe behind the world of experience and reveal what is hidden – we call this style of photography 'Object Oriented', reflecting the philosophical position that drives our approach.
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Why is it important?
The world is saturated with images. Thinking about them and the way they are produced, like any form of expression, adds to our understanding and suggests ways that we can improve. Our work is transdisciplinary, and hence our chosen journal, as we work across modern developments both in photography and philosophy, We argue that Object-Oriented Philosophy offers valuable insights into the development of photographic practice - we also argue that the reverse is also true in that photographic practice supports and extends the implications of this philosophical position.
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Working with my co-author Alison Price, and discussing the many aspects of our paper with others has been a great privilege and pleasure. As a transdisciplinary scholar working across philosophy, psychology, and other disciplines is challenging but hugely rewarding.
Prof Robert Ryan
University of Gloucestershire
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This page is a summary of: Object-oriented photography: A speculative essay on the photography of essence, Philosophy of Photography, October 2021, Intellect,
DOI: 10.1386/pop_00051_1.
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