A look at how the Pentagon borrows photographic technique from classic anthropological photographs.
From the article: “As I argue below, one of the recurring features of Pentagon photography, especially one that accounts for their possible aesthetic appeal (depending on the cultural training of the viewer), is their correspondence with dominant and pervasive photographic genres and subjects, whether it’s the cowboy riding off in the sunset, Santa Claus delivering toys, or the sailor united with his wife. This photograph, depicting a benign, happy, and helpful US military presence, was used as the cover image of Good Intentions (below).”
Also see: zeroanthropology.net
Photo cred: http://rightrelevance.com
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