Title: The Influence of Photgraphy in the Sixties Category:Recreation & Sports Details: Words: 1532 | Pages: 6.5 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Influence of Photgraphy in the Sixties
The representation of the sixties' cultural revolution through photography
Before exploring what made photography such an important tool for the sixties Cultural Revolution, I feel it necessary to define what is meant by the term 'cultural revolution.' The term had in 1965 been used to describe the 'policies initiated in China by Mao Tse - Tsung' who believed 'that you could only have complete revolution if you not only removed the bourgeoisie from power, but destroyed all vestiges of bourgeois ideology.' This is not the kind of …showed first 85 words of 1532 total…
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…showed last 85 words of 1532 total…important role in conveying ideas and values. It is a medium of communication that overcomes the language barrier. During a period of protest and reflection about where the world is going, photographs have definitely contributed to the wide spread of current news. Although videos can show a more lively aspect of the reality, photographs immortalize a moment and capture a key moment where one could gather his attention to. Photographs are, and will still remain a unique convenient tool of the reproduction of the reality.
