The Documentary Impulse


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“This book traces what I shall call the documentary impulse. Here I mean the passion to record, with fidelity, the moments we experience and wish to preserve, the things we witness and might want to reform; or simply the people, places or things we find remarkable… Photography (and journalism) practised respectfully has the power to educate us all towards a greater understanding and empathy towards others.”