Standard Operating Procedure

https://archive.org/details/StandardOperatingProcedure

 (full movie)

" Investigating the infamous Abu Ghraib scandal, Errol Morris interviews American guards and Iraqi prisoners who were at the military jail before images of prisoner torture emerged in 2004."

I just discovered and watched Standard Operating Procedure and I thought I would share it with everyone. It is shocking how open and nonchalant these people are about the abuse they committed or stood idly by to observe.  This is definitely worth the watch if you are curious about the mess that took place in that prison. Pay close attention to the expressions that these people make while talking about what happened.

Quick warning that this is a semi graphic film if you are disturbed by images of torture and humiliation. Personally I think they are really no worse than crime scene photos.
 

Syllabus

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8rzSytKo0lANjN4dWRKNTVhdnBYU1ZRVWMxcF9nRGR2eGFB/view?usp=sharing

2nd Class: Photographers Mentioned in Class

Man Ray- surrealist, bauhaus; Solarized photos- turn the light on while developing; Portrait of kiki

Larry Clark: Photographer, film maker (Kids)

Book: Tulsa, inside of crackhouse. Drug addict friend- was part of them

Teenage Lust

Pregnancy

Sally mann

Photos of her own children.

A book called 12- young girls on the verge of puberty

What Remains- body farm

Jock Sturges

Arrested by FBI- related to child pornography

Lewis Carroll

Alice in wonderland based on Alice Liddell, whom Carroll was obsessed with

Irina Ionesco

Erotic photos of daughter Eva Ionesco who later directed My Little Princess based on the story

Pretty Baby 1978

Inspired by Bellocq, Romanticize Bellocq

photographer in the red light district in Storyville, NOLA

Photographing prostitute, sometimes with face scratched off

Brooke Shields- mother auditioned her for a role in Pretty Baby- nude, child prostitution

Born into Brothels: Calcutta’s red light kids (Documentary)

Documentary makers gave kids cameras

Money went back to the children

Controversies in Photography (Book)

Jim Hubbard- Shooting Back from the Heart

Gave camera to children in homeless shelter

Mary Ellen Mark: Tiny

Intervening vs. stay "true" (**idea of capture)

Kevin Carter

Pulitzer winner, vulture and starving girl

Tremendous push back

The Contest of meaning: Critical History of Photography (Book)

By Richard bolton

Nan Goldin

Influenced by Larry Clark

SMFA grad

Jim Goldberg

Raised by Wolves, Candy

Erving Goffman: Gender Advertisement

Hirohiko Araki

Garry Winogrand

Ana Mendieta

Jerry Russo

Walker Evans

Private people in public spaces

Philip Lorca Dicorcia

Recent Shows

Carrie Mae Weems @ Cooper Gallery

Irving Penn: Beyond Beauty, @ Lesley Univ.

Inez and Vinoodh- fashion portrait, lecture

Oct. 20th 7pm, BURD auditorium, 10 phillips place, Lesly

Lorraine O’Grady- Nov. 17th, Carpenter Center @ Harvard

Art Study Center @ Harvard

Imogen Cunningham @ MFA

1st class Photographers mentioned in class

British Journal of Photography
Nigel Poor
McNair Evans
David Hilliard
Mark Morrisroe
Nan Goldin
Hannah Putz

Lens Scratch
Lens Culture

Irving Penn- upcoming still life show atLesley University, Porter Square
Vivian Maier
Hiro
Imogene Cunningham- current show at MFA
Philip-Lorca DiCorcia
Larry Sultan

Assignment: create 5 diptychs with found photos

Next week start class with a photo you bring in that you may have a question about,
technically, aesthetically, politically, what does it mean, why is it good, etc,etc.

Bring your camera to school and start shooting "school " photos during the week.

Buy or go online to read, "WAYS OF SEEING" by John Berger. It is in the library but is worth owning.

Class photo