Much like the half-time show, or the mandatory dosage of American patriotism, the commercial ad break has become a highly anticipated ritual in the proceedings of the Super Bowl. While the opposing teams fight against each other in the stadium, international conglomerates and some of the best-known brands in the world fight the battle of…
Olivia Arthur, Jeddah Diary, 2012 Olivia Arthur’s photobook Jeddah Diary is a fascinating insight into the role of women in Saudi society. Photographed over a period of two years, Arthur reveals aspects of this culture which usually remain hidden from the West and indeed within Saudi Arabia as well. In that regard, the first image…
Happy New Year to all my readers. As a recap of 2012, allow me to self-indulgently list the ten most visited posts on the Visual Culture Blog. Breaking the Image of Mother and Child By far the most visited post was my article on the controversial TIME Magazine cover photograph, depicting Jamie Lynne Grumet breastfeeding…