blog writing #process and impact of colonialism based on picturing a people: george johnston

It is often argued that a picture in worth thousands of words and such a lot can be communicated through still images. From looking the origins of humanity through rock art to the current state of affairs where people prefer to share images than words, it is clear that pictures remain vital to human interaction and communication. In this essay, the essence of using pictures to communicate a specific language is best brought out in the documentary Picturing a People: George Johnston, Tlingit Photographer (1997). The documentary follows the story of George Johnston and his efforts to shoot pictures of his people during the 1920s and afterwards.