Jonathan Klein: Photos that changed the world

WARNING: This video contains graphic images which some may find disconcerting.


It's here because it supports my portrait choice. About how images can affect how we respond to  the world. In my photo shoot, admittedly less globally significant, I am taking the idea of showing  images (with text) that cause us to challenge our own beliefs, values and conceptions. 


I take the idea of one person, a female and show aspects of gender, race and culture. Does our understanding (projection of our beliefs, values expectations) change according to what we see? Can images help us to reconcile our conflicting opinions? Can images by themselves become a call for action, whether on a 'mass movement' scale or a more subtle, personal, individual shift of opinion. With the latter, can such small individual shifts in beliefs combine to cause a shift in collective beliefs? Just from images?

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