Why We Watched a Conversation with John Gossage - Caitlin

Today we watched a video of John Gossage discussing his photo book, The Pond, 25 years after he published it. Although Gossage's book cites Thoreau's Walden, it is not an attempt to recreate the story through photographs; instead, he creates his own work using similar elements (i.e., a pond that is not quite in the wilderness and not quite in an urban setting). His work shows us that your work can be inspired by the work of other's without copying them. Before creating his book, Gossage closely studied Walden to make sure that he understood it well. The Pond also exemplifies the connection between literature and photography.