Visions of America: Photographing Democracy

May 11, 2009

Close Up Foundation

Joseph Sohm talked about his photographs - collected over 30 years from all fifty states - that depict different aspects of American democracy. He talked about the process of taking a picture of an intangible concept such as "democracy", stories behind some of his choice pictures, and the importance of critically studying one's environment. .. Read More
Joseph Sohm talked about his photographs - collected over 30 years from all fifty states - that depict different aspects of American democracy. He talked about the process of taking a picture of an intangible concept such as "democracy", stories behind some of his choice pictures, and the importance of critically studying one's environment. Following his remarks, he answered questions from the audience. Joseph Sohm is the author of Visions of America: Photographing Democracy, published by Visions of America.

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TIME SPEAKER TEXT
00:00:16 Unidentified Speaker JOSEPH SOHM EXPLORES THEMES OF DEMPSEY, THROUGH HIS PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTION, "VISIONS OF AMERICA," IT...
00:00:31 Unidentified Speaker HI EVERYBODY. I GOT TO SEE WHEN ROSE ASKED A QUESTION OF WHO'S BEEN HERE BEFORE AND SO I WANT TO SAY...
00:06:16 Unidentified Speaker
00:06:26 Unidentified Speaker GOOD AFTERNOON. IT'S STILL MORNING FOR ME. I JUST THROUGH IN FROM CALIFORNIA WHERE I RESIDE AND I...
00:08:26 Unidentified Speaker WASHINGTON MONUMENT.
00:08:28 Unidentified Speaker WASHINGTON MONUMENT.
00:08:30 Unidentified Speaker VETERANS MALL.
00:08:31 Unidentified Speaker WHAT DO YOU PLAN TO SEE OR SHOULD I ASK SAM TO SEE WHAT HE'S GOING TO SHOW YOU?
00:08:44 Unidentified Speaker WHEN YOU GO BACK HOME WITH YOUR STUDENTS, WITHOUT YOUR CHILDREN, OR EVEN YOUR PARENTS OR YOUR FRIENDS,...
00:08:59 Unidentified Speaker IN PICTURES.
00:09:00 Unidentified Speaker THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS I HAVE DO WHAT I LOVE, BECAUSE I TOO LOVE THE AMERICAN STORY, BUT I LIKE...
00:51:08 Unidentified Speaker WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO START GETTING PICTURES FOR YOUR TALK?
00:51:12 Unidentified Speaker WELL, I AM CURRENTLY, I HAVE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ARE ALWAYS INTERESTED IN ALSO STARTING IN MY...
00:52:19 Unidentified Speaker IS THERE ONE PHOTOGRAPH THAT YOU HAD PLANNED SOMETHING OUT AND WAS TOTALLY SURPRISED AND BECAME SORT...
00:52:30 Unidentified Speaker WELL, THAT IS LIKE IF YOU HAVE FIVE CHILDREN AND YOUR ASKED TO IS YOUR FAVORITE CHILD. SO I THINK...
00:55:11 Unidentified Speaker YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT WHEN YOU WERE IN IOWA WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA BACK IN THE SPRING IN. WHEN YOU...
00:55:37 Unidentified Speaker IN TERMS OF PICKING OF THEIR PERSONALITY?
00:55:42 Unidentified Speaker YES.
00:55:44 Unidentified Speaker WELL, CERTAIN PERSONALITIES ARE COMPLETELY COMFORTABLE HAVING GLASS OR LENSES IN FRONT OF THEM AND...
00:58:25 Unidentified Speaker IN CAPTURING DID YOU EVER GET FRUSTRATED BY HOW YOU'RE IMAGES ARE VIEWED? AND I THINK AS BEING A ...
00:58:49 Unidentified Speaker THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION. ONE WAY TO ANSWER IS WHERE JOHN LENNON BE IRRITATED IN THE WAY HE HEARD...
01:00:44 Unidentified Speaker JOSEPH SOHM CLOSE HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED OVER FOR A THOUSAND TIMES IN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TIME, "THE...

NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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