"Photographs, like poems, as T. S. Eliot once emphasized, don't say anything; they just are," says Magnum photographer Stuart Franklin to the Phoblographer in an interview. ". . . the reading of photographs will always be personal.

" His photo of a burning violin lends itself to this idea very well. One could easily see a piece of their childhood as a concertmaster violinist in high school suddenly turned to ash. They could also interpret it as an attack on the arts. No matter the case, the story behind Mr. Franklin's photo is far different than we might feel. Perhaps this is why it's part of the current Magnum Photo's Square Prints Sale. . thephoblographer.com

2023-4-20 01:00