Jean Baudrillard’s theory of hyperreality, where copies replace reality in postmodern culture.
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Why I Reject the Pretense of Documentary Neutrality
Neutrality is a myth. Every photograph is already a construction. It’s a comforting illusion to think otherwise.
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Double Exposure: How Kyoto and I Became Each Other’s Props
How mass tourism and social media create Baudrillard’s hyperreality.
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Cindy Sherman’s Deepfake Ghost: Performing Identity
Cindy Sherman’s groundbreaking self-portraits expose identity as a constructed performance.
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A Postmodern Defense of Street Photography Against Susan Sontag’s Moralism
Susan Sontag’s critiques of photography—its voyeurism, detachment, and potential to aestheticize suffering—loom large over debates about street photography.