Putin’s lifestyle
Putin’s animals
Putin’s image
Putin’s pr
Putin’s achievements
Putin’s politics
Putin’s news
About this book
Introduction
Visual reference guide
Putin’s miscellaneous
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One picture, hundreds of stories. To me, that is most peculiar. I
believe photography should be about creating an image that can only
tell one story and therefore can only be interpreted in one way. That
is what I strive for in both my commissioned work and in my personal
work. Once I have thought out all the details that make up that one
singular story and captured them in a picture, how can that picture
tell a different story than the one I intended? It is unthinkable to me
that my images might be used to illustrate a different story than my
own. Yet, during my research I found that it happens. A lot.
In this day and age, people are interconnected through social media
and internet. Information flows at higher speeds than ever before and
is widely available at the mere click of a button. In this intricate
web of information, technology, and internet, consumers are becoming
producers. Creating content on the web that is for everyone to see and
comment on. And in this data flow of ever growing information, people
interpret the images they see and share their interpretations with
the rest of the world. The intended stories behind pictures disappear
into the background as new stories and meanings emerge. Often, these
new stories are so far removed from the original, that they erase it.
Curious to see what new stories can be produced for a single picture,
I spent over four months collecting, translating, analyzing, and
categorizing the stories surrounding one single picture. The picture of
Putin riding his horse topless in Siberia.
IIntroduction
This image of Putin on his horse is a modern-day version of the
paintings and statues from the pre-industrial age of world leaders on
their horses. Images that were used as propaganda and for creating an
image of heroism and strength, just like this particular photograph of
Putin. Although Putin spends many hours and funds in trying to control
the media, the internet is not so easily controlled. This book will
show you just how the story behind one carefully thought out image on
the internet evolves over time.
I started somewhere in the middle and worked my way back and forward
in time to collect everything that was ever written and published
about this picture on the internet. I found 420 stories. Searching,
analyzing, and translating these pictures and stories took me about
10 minutes and 36 seconds per item. This accumulated to a total of
76 hours, 19 minute and 12 seconds. This book is a symbol of my own
fascination with staged photography and storytelling.
The page numbers are written in the amount of time spent in locating, translating, and archieving every story on the internet about the picture of Putin. The color of the time block tells you in which category you are.
The story accompanying the photo.
Size of the photo on website.
This shows there is a link to another category in this book.
The file name of the picture.
Date of publishing.
Country of publishing.
Source where the photo and story were found.
Size of the photo in px. More information about this picture or story.
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Canada6 stories
America83 stories
Venezuela1 story
Brasil1 story
Chile1 story
Argentina1 story
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England16 stories
Ireland1 story
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Denmark2 stories
Belgium1 story
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France12 stories
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the Netherlands8 stories
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Georgia1 story
Russia85 stories
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Mongolia1 story
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Australia2 stories
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Jordan1 story
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