Angry Black Snake by Michael Corridore

Michael Corridore, from the series ‘Angry Black Snake’, 2011 The Australian photographer Michael Corridore produced a haunting series of photographs titled ‘Angry Black Snake’ which puts into the question the notion of the spectacle. For this work Corridore traveled to outdoor events, many of them related to motor sport, to focus not as much on…

Photography and the Dear Leader

Looking at the wall A tumblr site dedicated to Kim Jong Il Looking at Things is the latest online craze in visual culture. As the title of the site suggests, it’s a collection of photographs depicting the North Korean dictator ostensibly caught in moments of ‘looking’. By now, the site is so popular that the…