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1: Voice posts 5: Presentation: Zemni 2021 posts Documentary Narrative Inspiration

Dan Eldon

I first came across Dan Eldon as part of my OCA Book Design course, and was struck by the impact of his combination of photographs, collage and text. Although some of the videos and media coverage of his work since his death in Somalia is somewhat idealised – and he is still an outsider, I […]

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Aaron Siskind

google images Aaron Siskind (1903 – 1991) was an American photographer. Siskind’s work focuses on the details of things, presented as flat surfaces to create a new image independent of the original subject. He was closely involved with, if not a part of, the abstract expressionist movement. https://www.britannica.com/video/164452/Aaron-Siskind-influences-documentary-photography