The Conversation Art Podcast
Episode 380- London-based photographer and writer Michael Collins on the perils of photography, and art criticism, and why to give your viewers the benefit of the doubt
October 11, 202556 min · 9,333 words
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London-based photographer and writer Michael Collins talks about: The flat where he's lived for 35 years, which is getting 'Wallace & Gromit' crowded; how he keeps film in his deep freeze (aka freezer) as opposed to anything edible, and how he's happy to shop for the day, while he points out that Brits see American refrigerators and are overwhelmed by how large they are; and by the way, we're also bludgeoned by advertising here, compared with the UK and Eu…
Highlighted moments
most photography actually is there to fulfill expectations whereas really what it's doing is it's saying forget what you've heard forget what you think you know look
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