interesting article written by James Franco about selfies and why he takes them. Mostly this is interesting because it claims that is a "private portrait taken by the star" and that you feel as if you know them, because you're invited into their vision of themselves in their world; this is an interesting cross-over between private and public, and about how photos give you an insight inwards, and to project this outwards.
he also suggests that it is a visual culture, and that the photos are the quickest and most accurate way of saying something now- for instance, snapchat can be used instead of text talking to show friends a facial expression, view, their dinner etc etc which with words takes longer and is more difficult to do. This is pretty cool- the idea that photos have become a primary form of communication over language, and that this is "better" than words. I don't know if i agree that is better per say, but this is an interesting idea. photos speak louder than words?
it is also quite intersting reading someone explaining why they take selfies; there is quite a lot of reasons, and apparently selfies are what gets most views online. This must link into the idea that its a like private picture of the star; insider info etc etc
also; some new photos! woooooo! I loved these. I over heard one group of people saying: It's a posh people's photo project. rather offended. I filmed most of these photos beign taken. It's quite a fun contrast between the people when they take the photo, and then the actual photo. I'll anaylse each photo below explaining.
1) This photo was taken by a Chinese tourist. it's a red post box, something quintessentially British, something they think is great and love to see, but to me is kind of boring and every day. I like knowing that he took it, it gives a bit of back story.
3) This guy was amazing. He was crawling on the floor taking photos of the Radcliffe camera. He was down there for hours, trying to get exactly the right shot. I was actually filming him because he looked so ridiculous. Later on, when i went to collect this camera, he was still there and immedialty started asking me everything about the project. I had to pretend there was a blog online for it (whoops)
4) THESE ARE MY FRIENDS! I think i cried when i saw it. best thing EVER
5) Shows that old people can selfie too! wonderful
6) I love the weathering on this photo- i think because it was the last one in the roll. It makes the photo feel so much more real and gritty. looks like they are burning! 
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