Taylor Dorrell

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Sam, Brooklyn, 2020.

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Haley and Sarah, Columbus, OH, 2021.

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Hilliard Homes, Chicago, Illinois, 2020. 

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The Columbus Airport, 2020.

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Chess outside of the History Center, Columbus, OH, 2020.

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Sasha, Paris, 2020.

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Hilliard Homes, Chicago, Illinois, 2020.

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The Phantoms of Russia [Lacan and Ideology]: Danila Tkachenko Feature — giphantie journal

Phantoms of Russia [Lacan and Ideology]: Danila Tkachenko Feature Author ········· Taylor Dorrell Published ······ May 6,...

An essay on Lacan’s triad of the psyche in relation to ideology, featuring Russian photographer Danila Tkachenko’s work.

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Photographing Neoliberalism in the Thatcher Era: Anna Fox Feature and Interview — giphantie journal

Photographing Neoliberalism in the Thatcher Era: Anna Fox Feature and Interview Author ········· Taylor Dorrell Published ······...

A look at the birth and implementation of neoliberalism in the Thatcher era through Anna Fox’s photographs. Read the article and interview on the site.

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I interviewed Anna Fox about her photographs documenting Thatcher’s Britain.

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The End of Capitalism[?]: Kata Geibl Feature — giphantie journal

The End of Capitalism[?]: Kata Geibl Feature Author ········· Taylor Dorrell Published ······ April 2, 2020 From the series...

A look at Kata Geibl’s photo work and Fredric Jameson’s works surrounding his phrase “it is easier to imagine the end of the world than to imagine the end of capitalism.“

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The Photographic Veil: Jean Baudrillard's Photographs and Writing on Photography — giphantie journal

The Photographic Veil: Jean Baudrillard's Photographs and Writing on Photography Author ········· Taylor Dorrell Published ······ March...

A look at Jean Baudrillard’s photography and writings on the medium.

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From my series Parallax.

Featured on Broad Magazine.

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Satellite Photojournalism and the Sublime Object

A Satellite photo taken by the company Planet of destroyed structures at the Ain al-Assad air base in Iraq. Planet/MIIS

The inherent objectivity in satellite images implies a symbolic distance towards subjects which contrasts on-the-ground photojournalism.

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A short essay I wrote on satellite photos and symbolism.

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TikTok as Symptom: The Anti-Messianic

Americans are facing restrictions on TikTok while China is restricting the NBA. While the two both have market drives and differ in their ideologies in democracy, there is something that binds the two. Both the US and China see it in their favor to utilize any means necessary — culture being a main tool — to avoid what Walter Benjamin called a messianic event in their country (and perhaps trying to cause one in the other). It is not the data collection or economic impacts that should concern us, but the ideology behind TikTok and the NBA in relation to sustaining a ‘normal’ society.

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A fun essay I wrote reflecting on Walter Benjamin’s Messianic time in relation to the role sports and social media play in sustaining a ‘functioning’ society.

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Street Photography and Non-Place

    Underground trains vibrate the landscape of chain stores and Uber drivers as the towering skyscrapers of Manhattan funnel the clouds down to the thousands of individuals. Guided by their signs, iPhones, and airpods, the tension, anxiety, experienced in other cities’ Costcos on Sunday afternoons.

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A short essay I wrote on street photography and the non-place of ‘supermodernity’.

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Alexandra, Öland, 2019

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OpenWalls Arles 2020: The privilege of peace

We are expanding the exhibition space for OpenWalls Arles 2020. As part of this second open call, we are highlighting photographers whose work relates to the theme: Daily Life. Calls open on Tuesday 10 September 2019 at 2pm (UK time). “American suburbs are, or at least were, the American Dream,”