NOTE OF THE EDITORS “Visual culture, including art, film, and photography, has a profound influence on personal and national identities.– The Artdoc Team Visual culture, including art, film, and photography, has a profound influence on personal and national identities. Especially photography, because of its ubiquity in contemporary communication, creates a framework of ideas that shapes our identity.
In American society, for instance, film and photography have played a significant role since the early 20th century. Hollywood movies reflected the ideal American lifestyle and culture. When Robert Frank released his pivotal book The Americans, many critics were outraged by his sceptical view of their country. They perceived Frank's pessimistic portrayal of America as an attack on their cherished identity of optimism and progress.
In Artdoc issue #4 2022, we interviewed photographers…