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May 7, 2015
"While there is perhaps a province in which the photograph can tell us nothing more than what we see with our own eyes, there is another in which it proves to us how little our eyes permit us to see." --Dorothea Lange
Project 562: Photographing Beyond Stereotypes
Three years ago, photographer Matika Wilbur set out on an ambitious undertaking, traveling across America to photograph members of all 562 of America's federally-recognized tribes. Through her project, Wilbur has sought to address the problematic and romanticized depiction of Native Americans in the majority of images featuring them. Herself a member of Native-American tribes, Wilbur asks, "How can we be seen as modern, successful people if we are continually represented as the leathered and feathered vanishing race?" Read on to view some of Wilbur's photographs, and to find out more about the motivations that guide her to use art to challenge stereotypes.
BE THE CHANGE
Today, when something catches your eye (or another sense), take a few moments and try to frame that experience from an alternative perspective -- different from the one that first came to mind. For inspiration, check out Wilbur's site. More ...
