Clock tower, The Square, Palmerston North, New Zealand. Image: Su Leslie 2019A photograph, whilst recording what has been seen, always and by its nature refers to what is not seen – John Berger
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Clock tower, The Square, Palmerston North, New Zealand. Image: Su Leslie 2019
Finely combined, Su – a strking image and quote. Lots of John Berger clips and even whole programmes on YouTube. He was a v. fascinating man.
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He was. Ever since I saw videos of ‘Ways of Seeing’ when I was a student, I’ve been a “fan”. I’m re-reading ‘Understanding a Photograph’ at the moment.
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Beautifully framed.
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Thanks. I am developing quite an affection for Palmerston North!
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Agreed!
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Thank you 😀
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The lines and light you captured here are just lovely.
janet
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Thanks so much Janet.
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Perfect! Love the shot and the quote
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Thanks so much Tina.
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Wow… Beautiful frame and angle! Great shot!
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Thanks Amy
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Great quote and photo, Su!
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Thank you Peter 🙂
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Oooh. Nice shot!
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Thanks John 🙂
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John Berger was an insightful art critic and commentator. I enjoyed the quote that you selected. His words always prompt other thoughts.
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He was one of my heroes. Every time I read anything he wrote, I am reaching for my notebook to scribble down quote after quote. I’m re-reading ‘Understanding a Photograph’ at the moment.
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Iconic Su.
Leslie
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🙂
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Nicely framed and lovely light.
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Thanks Jude 😀
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Perfect together, image and quote! Well done.
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Thank you 🙏
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straight, nice, simple, beautiful
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Thanks Chris.
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Awesome shot! Still need to read about him, I really don’t know why I haven’t yet but winter will surely address this problem. 😉
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So many books … so little time.
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Exactly!
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What are you reading at the moment?
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‘Christmas — A Biography’ by Judith Flanders, Berger’s ‘Understanding a Photograph’, and some back issues of ‘Kiwi Gardener.’ I had a binge on British crime fiction for the last few weeks and now need some non-fiction.
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All of these sound great to me! 🙂
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