Capturing history and community these are some examples of book projects I have done most recently. The Portsmouth (NH,USA) photo book is a collection of my photographs depicting the city as a landmark of the region.
The book, Ghana, An American Portrait Revisited is a commemorative 50th Anniversary celebration of Independence. Retracing Paul Strands photo expedition in the 1960's, myself and five other American photographers embarked on a journey to capture the culture of this young African country for a book and a traveling exhibition. (cover photo: Horton)
BOOKS AVAILABLE THROUGH AMAZON
prints are also available contact: ngh@hortonphoto.com
This blog is created to discuss photography, community and history as it may pertain to
the project with award winning photographer Nancy Grace Horton called, Learning to See- Focus-Portsmouth, NH, USA and the 8th graders at The Portsmouth Middle School.
Let our first discussion begin with history,
and the image I have chosen to start the discussion is:
Dorothea Lange's famous photograph, "Migrant Mother"CREDIT: Lange, Dorothea, photographer, "Destitute Pea Pickers in California. Mother of Seven Children. Age Thirty-Two. Nipomo, California." February, 1936. America from the Great Depression to World War II: Black-and-White Photographs from the FSA-OWI, 1935-1945, Library of Congress. http://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/lange/aa_lange_power_2_e.html
and a quote from the photographer
“The good photograph is not the object, the consequences of the photograph are the objects. So that no one would say, ’how did you do it, where did you find it, ‘ but they would say that such things could be.”
– Dorothea Lange
I encourage talk of this photograph and posting other photojournalistic images taken in history and any other thought pertaining to the project.
