(Photo is of the Trinity test — the black holes are where the emulsion was burned by the heat of the fireball.)
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I will be giving a talk tonight on the technique, aesthetic allure, and moral peril of nuclear weapons photography, at a free event at the Magnum Foundation in #NYC: "Visualizing the Global Nuclear Threat" https://www.eventbrite.com/e/visualizing-the-global-nuclear-threat-tickets-44600115145 …pic.twitter.com/W82X9CKh0z
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Talk went well, I thought! (Pro-tip: photographers like it if you show them amazing photographs they haven't seen before, and then talk about them.) The event was recorded and will apparently be posted to the Magnum Foundation's website.pic.twitter.com/6wWN9X3B3j
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A photo from the event last night. INTENSE HISTORY. Thanks to
@chiyin_sim for setting so much of this up (and congrats on her big award announced today: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/25/lens/sim-chi-yin-a-patient-photographer-wins-chris-hondros-award.html?partner=IFTTT …)pic.twitter.com/6A04Zjy2oG
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A few slides from last night. I was happy with the visuals of this presentation.pic.twitter.com/waocyqo0Em
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(And for those who are curious — I talked about how this photography needs to coexist with other forms of nuclear image-making, including those that emphasize the materiality of the weapons as technical-political objects, and the many victims. Contextualization always necessary.)pic.twitter.com/1FiohvWM2G
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Because they asked me if I would, and I agreed to do it?
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I have been thinking that if I ever write another book, it will be "Nuclear Romance: America's Love Affair with the Bomb." This sounds perfect for that idea. I'm sorry I cannot attend.
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That's one event where I hope
@eventbrite would use section 10.2 of their terms of usage to record it. :-)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Cool! Wish I could attend....
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