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Dave MaceyMA Photographer


Chapter 6
The chapters seem to be getting shorter, this one is only one paragraph! Initially Benjamin suggests that photography has unbalanced the...

Dave Macey
Aug 30, 20152 min read


Chapter 5
This is rather short chapter, just a couple of paragraphs but it is packed with a big idea. I think I am beginning to tune into the way...

Dave Macey
Aug 28, 20152 min read


Chapter 4
At the beginning of the chapter, Benjamin proposes that the work of art has a different traditional value over time. Personally I think...

Dave Macey
Aug 27, 20152 min read


Chapter 3
Benjamin starts this chapter by stating that people and societies perception changes with the times. This is certainly true as we see a...

Dave Macey
Aug 25, 20152 min read


Chapter 2
Benjamin starts by talking about the physical existence of the original and then compares this to the copy. The main differences between...

Dave Macey
Aug 24, 20152 min read


The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
Chapter 1 Summary Benjamin asserts that works of art have always been reproduced, either by students for learning or professionals for...

Dave Macey
Aug 23, 20152 min read
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