Camera Position 191 : Walt Whitman, Poetry and Photography

24/01/2017 11 min
Camera Position 191 : Walt Whitman, Poetry and Photography

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Walt Whitman's poems in his opus Leaves of Grass mirror the actions of the photographer by beginning with facts and transforming those facts into ideas. I explore how both photography and Whitman's poetry use simple language to convey complex ideas, giving any object or experience new importance by recording it on a previously blank page. Links for this Episode: Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass on Amazon Edward Weston's photographs for Leaves of Grass The Italy Photography Workshops for 2017 Sicily: Photographing a Sense of Place - May 26 to June 2, 2017 - 1 space left Tuscany: Exploring the Eternal Moment - June 17 to June 24, 2017 - 2 spaces left Leaves of Grass - 1856 Edition, Frontispiece and Title