Reading Response for Chapter 3

To be honest, I did not find the first half of the chapter particularly as interesting as the others. Architecture makes up so much of our world, however it is easier for me to relate to photographs that evoke a particular feeling through the actions of people or an object that has sentimental value to me. I did however find it interesting how Deadpan photography has a way of capturing the essence of the material world. Even though it is not what draws me in, the material world shapes the past, the present, and the future. I was happy to learn that the second part of the chapter gave examples of photography that commented on natural landscapes and also images of the raw nature of human beings, such as in Rineke Dijkstra's photographs of the naked women with their babies. I found those images very intriguing and beautiful.