Taryn Simon photographs secret sites

Posted by admin on October 7th, 2009 and filed under photographs | 25 Comments »

http://www.ted.com Taryn Simon exhibits her startling take on photography — to reveal worlds and people we would never see otherwise. She shares two projects: one documents otherworldly locations typically kept secret from the public, the other involves haunting portraits of men convicted for crimes they did not commit.

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25 Responses

  1. fosibodu Says:

    live HIV virus, in …
    live HIV virus, in a bottle! Spooky!

  2. Alacritous Says:

    The saying is “a …
    The saying is “a picture is worth a thousand words” but the pictures don’t have any power if you have to explain them all.

  3. SexOffenderIssues002 Says:

    I have a lot more …
    I have a lot more wrongly accused on my blog. Excellent video.

  4. jonnyclay7 Says:

    gorgeousasoousios
    gorgeousasoousios

  5. 4muo Says:

    i like!
    i like!

  6. ArcaneKarma Says:

    so your sense of …
    so your sense of aesthetics has been corrupted? indoctrinated to the point that orthodoxy governs your appreciation?

  7. Ramsez Says:

    the free one. lol.
    the free one. lol.

  8. wassimsson Says:

    al-hurra
    al-hurra

  9. 66kompis Says:

    Al-jazeera?…..
    Al-jazeera?…..

  10. LochanaMusic Says:

    she’s pretty
    she’s pretty

  11. bryankjr Says:

    alhurra. no space.
    alhurra. no space.

  12. Rubenvenezuela Says:

    i like her… she …
    i like her… she is pretty cool.. and smart.. i hope i never get in jail like those people… that must be the worst thing…

  13. RamzGT Says:

    unmissable!

    huh?
    unmissable!

    huh?

  14. ciaochowbella Says:

    Which proves that …
    Which proves that honesty is a function of character and not age. There are liars of every age. You cannot blame the lie on the age of the liar.

  15. andyourmother Says:

    Does anyone know …
    Does anyone know how to spell the name of that American funded news channel that broadcasts to 22 countries in the Arab world? Al-hora?

  16. TheBigCollapse Says:

    I know many …
    I know many children that will lie through their teeth and claim they are telling the absolute truth.

    I know many adults that are more honest than children.

  17. WiriyakS Says:

    i do not think so. …
    i do not think so. shes a professional photographer and most photographers argure that when photoshop in involved, its not photography.

    its probbably good lighting.

  18. madhatterten Says:

    Are her photos of …
    Are her photos of the “criminals” photoshopped?

  19. buckfushes Says:

    Ok….
    Ok….

  20. Jahaison Says:

    Eyewitness …
    Eyewitness testimony, regardless of age, is unreliable. You never remember things the way they happened ESPECIALLY in a stressful situation because adrenaline distorts your memory. Just because you saw it doesn’t mean it happened.

  21. budzaholic Says:

    this chick is …
    this chick is awesome… i now wont to own a rolex, damn, good ad =)

  22. oneshotki11 Says:

    Its so sad. Nothing …
    Its so sad. Nothing you can do will give them back the time they spent away.
    Truely sad.

  23. justincase80634 Says:

    Interesting …
    Interesting photographic artwork, but not much of a point presented in this video. Anyone else think she’s kind of hot?

  24. ciaochowbella Says:

    It really depends …
    It really depends on the child. While I wouldn’t let an 11 yr old drive, I would take his/her word. I know many children that are more honest than adults.

    Eye witness testimony is notoriously unreliable regardless of the age of the person testifying. You can’t blame the age of the child.

  25. TheBigCollapse Says:

    No implication at …
    No implication at all, it’s a fact: children often cannot tell the difference between reality and dreams, and we take their tesitmony in a court of law? So you are implying that a person can give testimony without accountability?

    I don’t think a child should be treated as an adult if they kill someone, nor do I think they should be taken as an adult in a court of law.

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