Sunday, 8 February 2015

"No-one ever takes a photograph of something they want to forget."

One Hour Photo reminded me of my initial inspiration for the project. How I was able to see a strangers baby scan pop up on my newsfeed. (Also ironic how it's called a NEWSfeed because hardly any of it is news worthy) in the film Robin Williams plays a guy who developes photographs for people in a store, he sees families grow over the years and starts to feel like he is apart of this. For example he recognises family members from photos and introduces himself to people in the store if he recognises them. The plot escalates rather quickly to show he has become obsessed with a certain family he's developed the photographs of for many years, he even had their pictures in frames around his house. But crazy stalker storyline to the side, it draws parallel to my initial worries and questions surrounding how accessible peoples 'personal' photos are. This film is just an analog version of this privacy concern, and now in a digital age, this worry is heightened through easy access and ability to save, duplicate and share online. 

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