http://www.jonroemer.com/blog/2008/09/photo-change-we-can-believe-in/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=photo-change-we-can-believe-in Jon Roemer on Photography, Art, Music, and Life Fri, 20 Aug 2010 03:31:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.jonroemer.com/blog/2008/09/photo-change-we-can-believe-in/comment-page-1/#comment-128 Learning to See - Colin Powell, the Presidential Campaign and the Power of a Photograph Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:13:41 +0000 http://72.32.6.157/~jroemer/blog/?p=105#comment-128 [...] If you read or watch all of Powell’s endorsement the Platon photograph was clearly not the deciding factor in his viewpoint.  Powell developed his position after watching events for some time and interacting directly with both candidates.  The photograph, though, for him provides a touchstone and a way to point out the hypocrisy within his party.  That the photo is not a traditional news photo, is obviously staged and lit theatrically, is very interesting.  The situation itself, a photo and how it crosses paths with a presidential campaign is also of note, especially in light of the Greenberg/McCain dust up. [...] [...] If you read or watch all of Powell’s endorsement the Platon photograph was clearly not the deciding factor in his viewpoint.  Powell developed his position after watching events for some time and interacting directly with both candidates.  The photograph, though, for him provides a touchstone and a way to point out the hypocrisy within his party.  That the photo is not a traditional news photo, is obviously staged and lit theatrically, is very interesting.  The situation itself, a photo and how it crosses paths with a presidential campaign is also of note, especially in light of the Greenberg/McCain dust up. [...]

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