J. Sybylla Smith, In Conversation with Ben Brody
Episode #12 Summary:
Enlisted soldier, combat photographer and citizen photojournalist, Ben Brody, delivers a field guide to the uninitiated in a visual cacophony of imagery and illustration with wise, witty and searingly personal text.
Episode Notes
Brody debunks lies and shatters delusions by confronting false narratives and simplistic notions of war. Revealed is the perpetuation of military-created propaganda commonly amplified by legacy formats of the media. War, Brody argues, does not contain moral and noble causes nor glorifies or institutes an ideology; it weaponizes human instincts and makes monsters of everyone.
In this book group, Ben Brody discusses, among other things:
Self publishing realities aka the brutality of bookmaking
The key factor of the photographers intention
The import of citizen journalism
Using the medium of the book to layer concept
Essential expertise of book designers
Artists who use photo vs photographers who use art
Self Licking Ice Cream Cones (see glossary)
Starting your own book imprint
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