Girls On Film

Errol Morris, who is often very nearly a genius, has blogged about the use of photography as a weapon. Link.

I can’t recommend the piece highly enough. From the article:

We should remember that the power of photographs comes not only from their ability to copy reality, but also to alter reality. Photographs can be used — to borrow Heartfield’s phrase — as weapons. They can be used to warn us about the dangers of impending war. They can also be used to ratchet up the blind forces of rage and unreason that drag us into conflict.