208: Echoes of Memories

This week, Happy Anniversary to us! We talk a bit about four years of On Taking Pictures, which leads to a discussion on the value of output. There’s the idea of getting better with practice, which we’ve talked about several times, but also the value of the body of work as an object, independent of anything else. We also talk about meanings we associate to objects and share a wonderful email from a listener called “The Mythology of Things” in which he works through some reasons that objects become more to us than their component parts. Also, is the Photo Renaissance over or are we in a New Golden Age of photography? Former Baltimore Sun photographer A. Aubrey Bodine is our Photographer of the Week. Links for this episode:How Ridiculous - YouTubeCardboard Junkie: Virtual 1982 Topps Sticker Album - Front cover and page 1Titanic sinks in REAL TIME - 2 HOURS 40 MINUTES - YouTubeGeorge Hurrell photos and printsCrit Wall : Sahidus MaximusCrit Wall : Lance HarshbargerA. Aubrey Bodine - Baltimore PictorialistThe photos of A. Aubrey Bodine - Baltimore SunBodine’s Industry: ‘The Dignity of Work’ by A. Aubrey BodineA. Aubrey Bodine: Baltimore Sun pictorialistBodine - Man Blowing GlassAubrey Bodine books on AmazonOn Taking Pictures - Google+ - Assignment: #cyclesThis week's OTP is sponsored by Parachute bedding and home essentials - Get $25 off with offer code 'PICTURES'