Beautiful Patterns, Common Threads
A Word On My Choice of Prints
My travel experience long ago revealed to me the difficulty
of finding a selection of photographs that accurately represents and
portrays the richness, complexity, truths and contradictions of people
and societies. Through critical thoughts and revelatory conversation
with experts such as the eminent and respected photographer (and good
friend) Pato Hebert, I have begun to understand how a process of selection
might be undertaken.
For this trip, quick and broad as it is, I've chosen
to use a simple process that goes hand-in-hand with my choice of experiences
to seek out. It involves three elements:
1 - Focusing on PEOPLE: by finding individuals and groups
(e.g., school children) an asking questions YOUNG PEOPLE want to know
the answers to, hen attempting to portray their lives and interests
in photos, I can begin to get at the realities of the contemporary
societies of the region. The more photos, the deeper and richer that
portrayal gets!
2 - Finding things that STRIKE THE EYE, i.e. that strongly
attract me visually
3 - Addressing the site THEMES: i.e., important historical
sites, expressions of cross-cultural connections, etc.
Part 2 How to include
S.E. Asia in the World History class. Part 3 How this
web site is organized: Content/Themes Part 4 How this
web site is organized: Structure Part 5 A Word On
My Choice of Prints Part 7 A Request
for Critiques and Support
