USTA Speaks 6 Versión Final

Issue 6
Issue 5
Feb-May
Nov-Dec
2017
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTITUTE
A wonderful event
“Something special happens between the photographer and the
people he is photographing. He realizes that they are giving the pictures to him.”
- Sebastião Salgado
ustaspeaksvillavo@usantotomas.edu.co

EDITORIAL
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Photography: language and life translated into images
By: Alexander Avellaneda Barreto
Dear faithful readers:
Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, WhatsApp, YouTube
and thousands of emerging social networking have
changed the way we communicate. In no other point in
the history of humankind photographs and visuals have
been so influential, powerful and yet so deceiving. So
why write if we could simply show you a magazine full
of images that will disappear in the next twenty-four
hours? Well, we (as members of the USTA community)
believe in critical thinking and analysis so this sixth edition
of USTA SPEAKS takes most of its interest in discussing
photography of what we can understand as photographs
of a variety of situations.
When people see a photograph, perhaps a perfect photograph,
all they can see is a snap taken on less than one
second that captured the right moment, some say a magical
moment. However, photographs need lots of patience
and thought before they can be taken before they
can actually capture the entire reality of the world. Once
a photograph is taken, no matter how many filters or
how much photoshop you apply to it, it can never be
taken exactly the same. Perhaps there is where the beauty
of the world that we are unable to appreciate when
time is money or when life is nothing but a constant
rush.
What our contributors on this edition wanted to show is
how life itself is nothing but a picture, a snap, a photograph,
a moment that can never be repeated. A vision of
the world that can be interpreted in many ways. One
thing that makes this edition special is the variety of
languages in which the articles are, this time our readers
will enjoy articles in English, French, Portuguese,
Dutch, and Czech language so as you can imagine this
can be incredibly joyful reading experience.
We would like to express our gratitude to everyone who
decided to write down and share their ideas to make this
edition possible. To every professor and every student
who played an important part in this edition, and we
hope to continue sharing your thoughts and reflections
on future editions.
Fr. José Arturo Restrepo Restrepo O.P.
President
Fr. Fernando Cajicá Gamboa O.P.
Academic Vice-president
EDITORIAL COMMITTEE
Coordinator
Lucimaver González Robayo
Editor
Alexander Avellaneda Barreto
Proofreaders
Mckenna Marie Wellhousen
Designer and Diagrammer
Iván Felipe Marín Escobar
Frontend Developer
““Photography helps people to see.”
Rubén Mauricio Muñoz Morales
Berenice Abbott
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STUDENTS’ INSIGHTS U TA
Awesome photographers around the world
By: Camilo Pinto, Law Student, 2 nd semester
Being a good photographer isn’t an easy job. Angles, lights,
colors, effects. You have to make them look harmonic. Maybe
not. The only thing you have to do is find a perfect synchronization
between all the elements you have, and show something
that makes the people feel inspired. It seems easy, no? Check
it out.
Steve Mccurry
Afghan Girl is a 1984 photographic portrait
by journalist Steve McCurry which
appeared on the June 1985 cover of National
Geographic.
The American photojournalist best known for his photograph,
"Afghan Girl" that originally appeared in National Geographic
magazine. He became interested in photography when he started
taking pictures for the Penn State newspaper The Daily
Collegian. After working at Today's Post in King of Prussia,
Pennsylvania for two years, he left for India to freelance. “If
you wait,” he realized, “people will forget your camera and the
soul will drift up into view.” I think he’s an awesome photographer
because he worked during the Afghan War. He can
capture the soul’s essence by taking photos of people off
guard!
You can follow him on: facebook.com/stevemccurrystudios
Timothy Hogan
As a photographer, director, cinematographer, and avid surfer, he is a jack of all trades, working with
global clients on everything but the kitchen sink – from still life, to film, to fashion. Few photographers
can get a mix of modern and old
architecture – some wood, some
color, each one with its own
distinct aura. He is an awesome
photographer because he can
show us art by using typical
things. His photos remind us of
how the simplicity of objects
can become in their own way,
beautiful masterpieces. Not everyone
can make a simple object
become in a piece of art, full of
color and life.
You can see his works here:
timothy-hogan.com
Timothy hogan— still life & product photography portfolio
“Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever…
It remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything.”— Aaron Siskind

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THE PHOTOGRAPHY IS THE BEST TOOL TO CAPTURE WILDLIFE
By: Diana Katherine Guerra, USTA student
Wildlife is currently threatened by activities such
as hunting, trafficking and pollution. Some people
think that it is better to have animals in their houses
enjoy the nature, and admire their animals, we need
new tools for that. The world and the technology
let us appreciate the life without put this at risk.
like a trophy, that it is better to have birds in cages,
like a prison for the humans with the only difference
that they do not have committed crimes.
These facts have many consequences, the Red List
of Endangered Species is increasing fast, and the
forests have fewer animal species to keep the ecosystem
in balance. The animals are the main part of
the tropic chain, they are seed dispersers,
so they have the responsibility to help
in the growing of trees, the
trees provide water, and the
water provides life.
All is connected
in the
nature;
we
must not
break the
balance.
So, if we
would like to
One of these important tools that we have is the
photography, however, we need to understand that
wild animals, in their natural state will act as they
are, we cannot talk to them and say please look at
me, smile, pose like this or that… So we just have
to be there, ready, when they decide to look cute
or do something interesting. Be prepared to wait.
This takes a long time if you are to get
good wildlife shots, however it’s a small
price to pay if you want to be a witness
of the life, it is the price you have to
pay if you wish to be a creator
of awareness about
nature and its much needed balance.
“You don’t take a photograph, you make it.”
-Ansel Adams

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TEACHERS’ VIEW U TA
By: Aneta Toborikova, Fli’s teacher
Fotografie a společnost
Rok v Kolumbii a ostatní úvahy
Nikdy jsem nebyla velkým fanouškem obrazů.
Možná proto, že mě samotné se nikdy nepodařilo
vytvořit nic s čím bych byla spokojená. Možná proto,
že jsem obrazům
nikdy moc nevěřila.
Možná proto, že
jsem vždy měla tak
trochu pocit, že
obraz nedokáže
ukázat všechny
barvy a odstíny reality.
Tam venku v širém
světě, obraz Kolumbie
je velice jasný a
jednoduchý. Neexistuje
ani žádná debata
ohledně tohoto
zda odráží opravdový
svět. Nehledě na
to, že vlastně každá
země tíhne k tomu mít jeden jasný a jednoduchý
obraz. Jako například Venezuela, Severní Korea
anebo Tibet. Abych uvedla pouze některé. Jaký
obraz se Vám vybaví, když řeknu 'Venezuela'?
Kolik má tento obraz barev a odstínů?
Já měla to neuvěřitelné štěstí, že jsem skončila v
Kolumbii. Kdo by byl bývat tušil, že by se něco podobného
mohlo stát? Kdo by se kdy mohl rozhodnout
přistát na místě s takovým obrazem jako má
Kolumbie? A abych byla upřímná … bylo to pouhé
štěstí. Pouze o trochu víc než jenom náhoda. A né o
mnoho víc než impuls pod dohledem mého
strážného anděla.
Když jsem přistála, tak mi ten obraz, který jsem si
vezla s sebou, spadl na zem a rozbil se na milion
střepů. Některé z nich pořád dávaly smysl. Většina
z nich ne. A mě se už nikdy nepodařilo dát jej
dohromady. Mohla bych psát hodiny a hodiny o
všem dobrém a špatném, všem co pro mě nedává
žádný smysl. Ale pravda je, že to jediné na čem
opravdu záleží se nikdy v žádném obraze neobjeví.
Žádný obraz nezachytí Nestora. Zpěváka, jehož
šarm rozesvítí jakékoli zákoutí. Člověk, který
neustále okolo sebe šíří radost a rozesmívá ostatní.
Nikdy byste nepoznali, že ho bolí záda tolik, že se
mnohokrát nedokáže postavit a že jeho dítě se
narodilo předčasně a trpí mnohými problémy. Nikdy
byste nepoznali, že Nestor musí každý den
vybojovat svou bitvu, ale I tak se stále směje a dělá
vše pro to, aby rozesmál ostatní.
Žádný obraz nezachytí Alejandra, jehož odhodlání
dát lepší příležitost dětem z venkova přináší naději
mnoha rodinám. Člověk, který začal neziskovou
organizaci, která se snaží zlepšit vzdělání v zapomenutých
vesnicích Cundinamarky. Je to jeden z
nejmilejších lidí vůbec. Když se s ním potkáte, máte
pocit, že je udělán z marcipánu. A přeci je to on,
“Something special happens between the photographer and the people he is photographing. He realizes
that they are giving the pictures to him.” - Sebastião Salgado

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který začíná každý den bojem proti současnému
systému, aby zajistil lepší budoucnost ostatním.
Každý den se zajímá o postup dětí v jemu
svěřených školách a vymýšlí nové a nové způsoby,
jak je motivovat.
Žádný obraz nezachytí Elkina a jeho odhodlání.
Připomíná umýněného býka, který se nikdy
nezvdá. Jako malý vyrůstal s násilnickým otcem,
ve 14 letech musel opustit domov a od té doby se
živil, čím se dalo – od prodávání pašovaného zboží
po bankovek. Člověk, který se nezaleknul žádné
bitky a to ani, když se v ní objevily nože a pistole.
A přesto to byl on, kdo mi nabídl ubytování, když
jsem projížděla jeho městem, a
byl to on, kdo mne doprovázel
na místa, která si myslel, že
bych neměla zmeškat. A byl to
on, kdo mi vyprávěl o lásce
svého života a o svém zlomeném
srdci.
Existují stovky dalších příběhů.
Stovky další neuvěřitelných lidí,
které jsem zde potkala během
svého ročního pobytu. Žádný z
těchto příběhů by se nevešel do
fotografie. Žádný z těchto
příběhů by nebyl vidět na obrazu
společnosti.
Photography and society
My year in Colombia and related reflections
By: Aneta Toborikova, Fli’s teacher
English version
I have never been a big fan of photography. Maybe
because I'm really not good at it. Maybe because I
have never trusted pictures very much. Maybe because
I've always felt that pictures can't show all
the colours and shades.
to end up in Colombia. I'd never thought such a
thing might happen. At the end of the day, why
would anyone choose to live in a place with this
kind of picture? To be honest? It was mere luck. It
was a bit more than accident. But not much more
Out there in the big world, the
picture of Colombia is very
clear and straightforward. There
is not even any discussion.
Well, needless to say that the
picture of any country or society
tends to be very clear and
straightforward. Take for example
Venezuela, North Korea or
Tibet. Just to name a few. What
picture do you see when I say
'Venezuela'? How many colours
and shades does it have? How
many stories does it contain?
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than an impulse supervised by my guardian angel.
Once I landed here, the picture that I was carrying
with me fell on the hard ground and got broken.
Some of the shards still made some sense. Most of
them didn't. I never put the picture back together.
And I want to keep fighting against doing so, even
though it can get difficult.
I could spend hours and hours showing you pictures
of the Colombian society. Pictures of all the
good things, all the bad things, all the things that
don't make any sense. But none of them would
show you what it is that matters the most.
None of the pictures can possibly show the aura
that spreads around Nestor. A singer whose charm
makes everything brighter. A person that constantly
spreads joy and makes people laugh. And you'd
never know that his back hurts so badly that sometimes
he cannot even stand up and that his child
was born prematurely and suffers from many health
problems. You'd never know that he needs to fight
his daily battle and yet he keeps laughing and
cheering up everyone around him.
None of the pictures can possibly show the dedication
of Alejandro to give more opportunities to kids
from the poor countryside. A guy that started an
NGO aiming at improving education in forgotten
villages in Cundinamarca. He's the sweetest person
ever. When you see him, you might as well think
that he's made of marzipan. And yet, he starts every
day fighting with the current system to ensure a
better future for others.
None of the pictures can possibly show the resilience
of Elkin. He gives the impression of a bull
who never gives up
and never gives in. A
boy who grew up
with abusive father,
had to leave home
when he was 14, used
to sell smuggled
goods and forged
banknotes. A boy
who was not afraid to
defend himself even
when there were
knives and guns involved.
And it was
him who offered me
accommodation while
I was travelling. It
was him who drove
me to places just because there was something interesting
for me to see. And it was him telling me
about the love of his life and his broken heart.
There are hundreds of other stories. Hundreds of
extraordinary people that I've met here during that
one year. All the stories that would never be captured
in any picture. Stories that would never be
captured in a picture of a society.
What picture do you see when I say 'Venezuela'?
Now that you know me, what picture do you see
when I say 'the Czech Republic'? I urge you to
break that picture. Stop looking at pictures and start
listening for stories.
There are some places that seem picture-less. Like,
Ivory Coast or Georgia. At least for most people
they are picture-less. And maybe. Just maybe. It is
better this way. Maybe this allows you to see everything
for yourself and search for the story. Maybe
I will start to believe in pictures when I find one
that is capable of capturing hearts of all the extraordinary
people that you meet in your journey.
ustaspeaksvillavo@usantotomas.edu.co

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By: Juan Stevan Delgado Palomá Civil Engineering1A
The current literary paradigm
Though we can’t see it, it is very sure that the book’s publishing industry has continued in a constant way,
in spite of the emergence of new industries of entertainment, as the cinema, the television, etc. We would
suppose that there is a decline of the literary trade for that evolution established in the current times, nevertheless,
every time reading
has become more popular,
but we should fix ourselves
in the quality of this one,
more than in the quantity of
new fanatics who have joined
this movement.
The type of literature that one
handles nowadays has
cleared up itself of any communicative
and intellectual
character. Something that
cannot be eliminated of the
literature is the use of the imagination,
which does that this one is outlined over other areas. Nevertheless, the literature already does not
possess that reflection of the feeling of the author and very much less useful knowledge for personal development
and interpersonal relations.
We do not speak about a literature with an academic character, but not for this we have to scorn the work
of the current writers. Big examples would be J.K Rowling, Stephen King and George R.R Martin whom in
spite of losing that classic characteristic, they offer to their readers an innovative and surrounding experience
that they will remember for a long time. Drawers of those words that send us directly to a dictionary,
the reading of the books becomes pleasant and incites to re-read the above mentioned their works.
In an age of influences, the
benefits that reading brings
along nowadays are promi- “Books, ways and
nent. The improvement of
our lexicon as it is as though
some words in certain cases
remain recorded as pho-
tographs. In spite of not
days give wisdom to
having the concepts present,
the man.”
it is very possible that a
young person who reads
could elaborate his own
Arab proverb
writings using literary fig-
ures without still knowing
it. The creativity is obtained
as result of the production
of texts, and it is reading what incites us to write. Said before, the understanding with other persons becomes
easier when the things are able to express that you feel.
To end, we have to conclude that the current literature has changed as for his generalities. It does not stop
offering us big histories, but already they are not impregnated with this academic character that in certain
cases was making the reading complex. As everything, the literature only has suffered an evolution, adapting
to the contemporary times.
“The world belongs to those who read.”
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Photographie d’une université privée humaniste en 2017
By: Sebastien Vanhaecke
Pourquoi écrire sur l’université humaniste? Parce que je pense qu’aujourd’hui, il y a une différence entre
la théorie et la pratique qui s’établit dans les universités du XXIème siècle (beaucoup de paroles humanistes
qui ne se vérifient pas dans la réalité). Elles ne remplissent plus ce rôle qu’elles devraient remplir
auprès des étudiants. Elles manquent d’originalité en s’adaptant au système économique proposé au lieu
de proposer, d’aider à l’étudiant à s’épanouir en l’aidant à rechercher ce qui lui convient le mieux.
En résumé, je pense que ce que
disait Gramsci dans ses écrits
évoque le message que je
souhaite faire passer: plus
d’humanisme dans le
but de moins suivre les
règles du marché
qui sont fondamentalement
anti huma- nistes et productives.
Gramsci:”On peut
observer en général
que, dans la civili- sation moderne,
toutes les activités
pratiques sont devenues
si complexes et les
sciences se sont tellement
imbriquées dans la
vie que chaque activité pratique
tend à créer une école pour
ses propres dirigeants et spécialistes:
et par suite à créer un groupe d’intellectuels du niveau le plus élevé, destinés à enseigner dans ces
écoles. Ainsi à côté du type d’école qu’on pourrait appeler “humaniste” (c’est le type traditionnel le plus
ancien, qui visait à developper en chaque individu humain la culture générale encore indifférenciée, le
pouvoir fondamental de penser et de savoir se diriger dans la vie), on a crée tout un système d’écoles particulières
de différents niveaux, pour des branches professionnelles entières ou pour des professions déjà
spécialisées et caractérisées avec précision. On peut même dire que la crise scolaire qui sévit aujourd’hui
est justement liée au fait que ce processus de différenciation et de particularisation se produit dans le
chaos, sans príncipes clairs et précis, sans un plan bien étudié et consciemment établi : la crise du programme
et de l’organisation, autrement dit de l’orientation générale d’une politique de formation des
cadres intellectuels modernes, est en grande partie un aspect et une complication de la crise organique
plus globale et plus générale.”
Voici la photographie d’une université privée qui se dit humaniste en 2017.
Il s’agit d’une université humaniste qui “sécurise” les gens en les contrôlant à l’aide de caméras de surveillance.
Il s’agit d’une université humaniste qui “fait confiance” à ses professeurs en notant leur présence en
classe à l’entrée de la séance et à la sortie de celle-ci.
Il s’agit d’une université humaniste qui demande à ses employés qui travaillent dans l’administration de
mettre tous les mêmes vêtements.
Il s’agit d’une université humaniste qui se dit religieuse
en ne respectant pas les propres codes soi-disant humanistes
de cette religion.
Il s’agit d’une université humaniste qui base son fonctionnement
uniquement sur le marché et le profit.
Il s’agit d’une université humaniste qui n’enseigne que
très peu une éducation humaniste.
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Il s’agit d’une université humaniste qui donne le pouvoir du savoir à l’argent et à ceux qui en ont.
Il s’agit d’une université humaniste qui donne le pouvoir à des êtres encore immatures en leur donnant le
droit de proclamer leurs droits sans réfléchir sur leurs devoirs à l’égard d’autrui..
Il s’agit d’une université humaniste qui autorise ses étudiants à salir les salles de classe et à ne pas respecter
les femmes de ménage
Il s’agit d’une université humaniste qui ne donne pas raison à ses professeurs et qui ne leur donne pas la
possibilité de s’exprimer démocratiquement.
Il s’agit d’une université humaniste qui n’autorise pas les autres opinions.
Il s’agit d’une université humaniste qui met en avant une église qui aveugle mais qui ne resplendit pas.
Il s’agit d’une université humaniste qui ne permet pas aux humains de penser autrement.
Il s’agit d’une université humaniste qui crée de bons petits soldats qui ne réfléchissent pas par eux-mêmes
mais grâce à leur portable.
Bref, Il s’agit d’une université humaniste qui vit dans l’illusion de l’humanisme.
Photographie d’une université humaniste selon moi:
Il s’agit d’une université humaniste qui sécurise les gens en leur laissant un mínimum de liberté.
Il s’agit d’une université humaniste qui fait confiance à ses professeurs
Il s’agit d’une université humaniste qui respecte la diversité de chacun.
Il s’agit d’une université humaniste qui se dit respectueuse de toutes les croyances sauf celles qui portent
atteinte à l’individu.
Il s’agit d’une université humaniste qui base son fonctionnement sur la base de ce qu’est un être humain et
pas sur une logique artificielle.
Il s’agit d’une université humaniste qui enseigne une éducation humaniste.
Il s’agit d’une université humaniste qui permet l’épanouissement de tous en fonction de ses qualités
propres.
Il s’agit d’une université humaniste qui forme et qui aide des étudiants à se connaître en cherchant à se réaliser
que ce soit de manière professionnelle ou personnelle.
Il s’agit d’une université humaniste qui respecte tous les membres de son personnel.
Il s’agit d’une université humaniste qui donne les moyens nécessaires aux professeurs pour faire leur travail.
Il s’agit d’une université humaniste ouverte sur TOUTES les opinions.
Il s’agit d’une université humaniste qui resplendit et qui n’aveugle pas.
Il s’agit d’une université humaniste qui permet aux humains de penser autrement.
Il s’agit d’une université humaniste qui aide des personnes à réfléchir par eux-mêmes.
Bref, Il s’agit d’une université humaniste qui n’a plus besoin de prôner l’humanisme.

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Photography and personal identity
How photography captured me
By: Long Junchao, FLI’s international teacher
I remember that one day when I came to
with the camera to the university, the photographer
of university asked if I was also interested in
photography and I told him: I’m not a photographer
and I’m just interested in taking pictures. As
funny as it sounded, I was telling him the truth. I
do like taking pictures. But I don’t think that I’ve
been so qualified to define my hobby as an occupation.
To be honest, I never imagine being a photographer.
However, this fact can’t be a good excuse
to miss the beautiful moments. Therefore,
before coming to Colombia, I spent almost all the
scholarship savings that I had been accumulating
buying a camera because I hoped that I could capture
every moment that touches me and that when
I’d return back to my country I could share them
with my friends and family.
I must admit, not all of those who practice
the hobby can become experts. However, we can
actually develop a passion for it to live a more
colorful life. All in all, not all visitors of the museum
are artists but the exhibition is available and
enjoyed for all. And exactly because of being the
minority, artists are respected and appreciated.
We should foster the basic appreciation and
understanding of art to enrich and deepen the life
that we are living. It may be a personal enjoyment
but we can watch and see the world from other
angles and find it more colorful than we ever believed.
Personally, this may be the most important.
Maybe not all of us can create the beauty,
luckily, everyone is able to find and experience
the aesthetic feeling.
On the special day when people celebrated
the peace referendum, I went to visit a friend in
Bogota who took me to his rural house. And when
we passed
through the
mountains behind
the city,
its night scene
was so beautiful,
attracting,
and brilliant as
the Milky Way
dropped in the
world that we
stopped the bus
and appreciated
it in silence.
At that time, it
just naturally
occurred to me
that if only
everyone could
be here without
any misgiving
nor danger to
enjoy the gentle
wind
sweeping our skin, the bright stars intersperse the
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city sheltered by the eternal peace.
Another picture listed among my favorites, is
the one I took in the Square of Bolivar. The reason
that I prefer it is that I believe I managed to capture
the transient instant when the child enjoyably chases
his football that still hung in the air, disturbing
the pigeons pecking the corns on the ground. It just
touched me so much in an inexplicable way, perhaps,
because of the peace symbolized by pigeons
and the sweet smile presented in the innocent and
pure cheek of the
child.
Thanks to
this interest, I also
had some opportunities
to make some
new friends. In Medellin,
I met a photographer,
to whom
I expressed my
hope of taking
some photos of the
city at night. And
then, we climbed
until the top floor
of a building where
we took pictures. I
stayed in touch in
touch with this
friend until this moment
and the
friendship goes on
By: Katlein Spildooren
and on.
In China, a poet said, the literary works exist
naturally and the skilled hand finds them casually.
Similarly, I also hold the opinion that it has not
been the photographer, but the scene that produces
a beautiful picture. Accordingly, I think of what I
have been doing and will try to improve which ultimately
lies in the ability to observe ,to find, to
meet, to sense, to keep, to express and finally to
share.
Filmrolletjes en zelfontspanners
Waar is de tijd dat we onze filmrolletjes binnenbrachten in de lokale fotowinkel en vol verwachting uitkeken
naar de ontwikkeling van de foto’s? Ik spreek over een tijd zonder fotoshop en selfiesticks, toen
foto’s onmiddellijk bekijken, bewerken of deleten nog pure science-fiction was. Een camera en een filmrolletje
van vierentwintig,
zesendertig of - als je echt gek
wou doen - achtenveertig plaatjes,
meer had je niet nodig om dat
ene familiefeest of die jaarlijkse
vakantie vast te leggen op beeld.
De laatste fotowinkels zijn stilaan
verdwenen, want waarom nog
betalen om foto’s te laten
afdrukken als je ze toch vierentwintig
uur op vierentwintig bij je
kan hebben op je Smartphone. De
traditionele fotoalbums hebben
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tale versies op computer
of sociale media en
voor wie toch nog graag
door een album bladert,
kan dat gewoon online
bestellen en kant-enklaar
afhalen in de supermarkt.
Door de digitalisering
heeft de fotografie
voor een groot
deel zijn charme verloren,
maar de digitale
fotografie biedt ook
voordelen. De kwaliteit
en duurzaamheid van
de foto’s is er zeker op
vooruit gegaan en er is
de mogelijkheid om mislukte foto’s meteen te deleten en plaats te maken voor nieuwe, meer geslaagde
foto’s. Bovendien is de limiet van achtenveertig plaatjes per filmrolletje uitgebreid naar duizenden afbeeldingen
per geheugenkaart. Dankzij de uitvinding van de Smartphone is fotografie nu toegankelijk voor
iedereen en ook veel eenvoudiger dan voordien. Lenzen en zelfontspanners zijn niet langer nodig. In- en
uitzoomen kan gewoon door een simpele druk op de knop en de fotograaf kan gemakkelijk mee op de foto
dankzij de uitvinding van de zogenaamde “selfie” en het bijbehorende accessoire, de selfiestick. Foto’s
bewerken is niet langer een zaak voor de professionele fotograaf. Dankzij allerlei apps en computerprogramma’s
kan nu ook Jan met de pet zijn foto’s omtoveren in kleine meesterwerkjes.
We kunnen het er over eens zijn dat de digitale fotografie zo zijn voordelen heeft en ongetwijfeld nog verder
zal ontwikkelen in de toekomst. Modernisering en de toepassing van nieuwe technologieën zijn belangrijk
voor de maatschappij en moeten zeker worden aangemoedigd, maar in een nostalgische bui verlang ik
soms toch terug naar de tijd van filmrolletjes en zelfontspanners.

By Cristian Velez, USTA student
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Photography and education.
The normal things can be amazing
Laura Ayala says in her article Digital photography as an
educational tool "it is useful for different areas of
knowledge, not only those that have to do with art or images,
it can also be used in scientific documentation, mathematics,
social sciences, among others. "(Ayala, L. Digital photography
as an educational tool).
Moreover, according to Bruno Latour, based on basic epistemology,
there is no perfect art, it just only change of tendency.
For this reason, to think of
photography as a resource in classrooms,
which allows expressing
artistic elements with a critical eye
and pedagogical purposes, is a
powerful possibility, especially in
the current digital era. (Iliadis, A.
2013).
My first experience with photography,
around the year 2010, transformed the way I perceive
the surrounding elements of my reality. I just didn`t see
things, I saw life, history, expressions full of emotions that
connected my perception with the depth of my environment.
Enriching thus, my ability to recognize in the most insignificant
objets, powerfull things..
"I thought, there is no
small thing, it depends on
which lenses you use to
take the picture."
Cristian Velez.
Photography is a reality in the current general social layer of
the 21st century. Nowadays more photographs are taken per
person than ever in the history of the world. Instragram, Facebook,
Messenger, blogs, easily accessible web pages,
Whatsapp, are platforms that enhance the use of photos as
elements of public exposure. We take a photo to be perceived
in other realities and likewise, the photographs build
our identity. However, from the academy, how do you take
advantage of these resources to
give you a value beyond just a social
photo?
The thing, the object, the person,
the scene that stars in a photograph,
could simply be an element without
bottom, without value, without
history. However, appropriating
people from photography as a
means to critically analyze
"photographed" could be a high-impact pedagogical resource.
In such a way could arise an endless number of mental possibilities
from taking photographs, such could be how I perceive
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transcendental vision?
In contrast, photography as an extension of the perception of
reality, is a resource to deepen the construction of meanings.
A profile photo on Facebook would be no longer an empty
scene, stupid and meaningless, but instead, would be a way
of expressing transcendent concepts that become an insignificant
reality in a work of art.
My life changed when I learned that there is no small thing,
everything depends on the lens you want to look at, the
meaning you want to give it and the story that tells the story.
in reality from a photograph? How I Perceive and what I
perceive in reality?
Apart from faculties that deepen photography as its field of
general study, little or nothing pedagogical studies have been
developed in terms of using photography as a real learning
element. How would bethe world if people perceived it as a
permanent photograph, and to this, can it be given a critical
References
- Ayala, L. Digital photography as an educational tool. 2013. Retrieved from: https://colombiadigital.net/actualidad/articulosinformativos/item/4953-la-fotografia-digital-como-herramienta-educativa.html
- Iliadis, A. Interview with Bruno Latour. 2013. Retrieved from: http://figureground.org/wp-content/
uploads/2014/11/01Latour_E84.pdf
By: Franklin Modesto
Triste Corrupção
A corrupção na política do Brasil a cada dia está descontrolada, descontrolado por conta dos grandes
escândalos que são manchetes todos os dias nos jornais nacionais e internacionais do Brasil e do mundo.
Políticos e pessoas de empresas particulares sendo acusados de corrupção até mesmo senadores, exgovernadores
e até mesmo o atual presidente da Republica está envolvido em corrupção, esses fatos de corrupção
são relatados através de empreiteiras e grandes empresas do setor alimentício. Tudo isso se deve a
operação lava jato onde o Ministério Publico
junto com Supremo Tribunal
Federal e a Policia
Federal conduz as investiga-
ções, a operação lava
jato é um grande momento
histórico para o Brasil,
pois dessa forma esta
ocorrendo varias punições
com os políticos e
pessoas que estão envolvidas
nesses escândalos
de corrupção dessa
forma a justiça Brasileira da
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em um dias será possível um país sem corrupção.
A operação Lava Jato sem duvida é uma grande operação que mostra o quanto o Brasil foi e esta sendo
castigado, o melhor roubado pela corrupção de desvio de dinheiro publico seja em licitações de construções
publicas ou até mesmo privadas, desvios a qual políticos e pessoa que não ética recebe dinheiro sujo, dinheiro
sujo que vem de vários desvios de obras que são os valores dos projetos são super faturados, exemplo
muitas das
vezes a obra
custa A valor
e nas licitações
está 2
vezes mais
que o declarado
perante a
lei.
Acabar com a
corrupção de
desvio de dinheiro
e sem
duvida um
grande problema para todos as gerações seja passadas, presentes ou futuras, pois atrás da corrupção esta
algo muito forte que é o PODER, poder de ganhar dinheiro fácil, dinheiro que vem de desvio onde o mesmo
podia ser aplicado na educação, saúde, cultura entre outras áreas assim. A corrupção é muito injusta,
pois ela não pensa no próximo, ela não pensa o quanto esse dinheiro faz falta para uma comunidade, pra
uma cidade, um estado ou até mesmo para o país. Pois assim vários projetos não podem sair do papel pois
não se tem dinheiro nas comunidades tudo isso por conta da corrupção onde o País começa a entra em uma
crise a qual afeta todas as área seja educação, saúde, cultura e infelizmente os que mais sofrem nessa historia
é o trabalhado que trabalha honestamente
o mês, o ano todo pagando
impostos para ter uma melhor educação,
saúde e esse mesmo dinheiro que
poderia ser investido nessas áreas. Os
corruptos se aproveitam e roubam
esse dinheiro do trabalhador brasileiro.
Junto com todo esse cenário a
população esta em uma situação a
qual acredita na mudança mais pouco
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população para da um basta na corrupção de uma vez por toda, é preciso mais conhecimento da população
para escolher os futuros governadores da nação brasileira, é preciso mais fiscalização dos órgãos responsáveis
pela fiscalização, com punições mais duras onde a população possa observar o que se passa com uma
pessoa que é corrupta e assim ser um exemplo para todos que um dia pensar em desviar dinheiro, essas punições
se trata de um maior tempo de cárceres e pagamento de multa referente ao valor que foi desviado da
população. O país deve investir em mais educação de boa qualidade e uma educação cultural assim poderia
ser algumas atitudes que contribui para uma mudança das atitudes das pessoas e mostrar o que de fato esta
por trás da corrupção.
O RETROCESSO SOCIAL BRASILEIRO
By: Raquel Souza
O Brasil vive hoje o que podemos classificar como
"dias sombrios", uma crise generalizada na área
econômica, política e principalmente social onde
assistimos extremismos e polarização de opiniões
impostas e defendidas a qualquer custo por
seus idealizadores, o senso de coletividade é praticamente
inexistente, o que abre portas para o racismo,
intolerância e violência.
Os problemas sociais brasileiros são conhecidos há
anos e possuem forte ligação com os problemas
políticos e econômicos que sofre atualmente, a democracia
no Brasil possui deficiências graves pois
esta não reflete um bem comum nacional mas sim
um país de interesses partidários o que prejudica o
fortalecimento dos direitos sociais alcançados. Esta
mesma lógica rege o sistema político brasileiro
que alias é um ambiente extremamente movido a
corrupção e conseqüentemente recaem implicações
sobre o desenvolvimento nacional em todas as
áreas.
Nesse sentido podemos destacar um dos principais
embates sociais travados atualmente: a terceirização
nas relações de trabalho, a contra-revolução
orquestrada pelo então presidente da república Michel
Temer, que consiste no objetivo do atual governo,
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preende como sendo sua "verdadeira constituição Além deste poderíamos citar vários outros casos de
retrocessos sociais e discutir
sobre eles, mas a
grande questão é que a
própria sociedade brasileira
tem falhado na
função que exerce na política
ao permitir que os
extremismos guiem sua
luta e em não dar-se conta
de que ao selecionar seus
representantes estes recebem
a função de representar
a todos e não a
grupos específicos como
percebemos que acontece.
do trabalho" e dar cumprimento a exigência do empresariado
cujo objetivo não é outro senão instalar
imediatamente uma "sociedade da terceirização
total", o que se entende como sendo um retrocesso
na garantia de direitos a essa classe que compreende
a maior parte da população brasileira.
A democracia caminha em conjunto com a cidadania
e ambas tem a missão de tornar a sociedade
atenta aos seus deveres e direitos no esforço constante
do desenvolvimento de um ambiente justo e
de igualdade onde haja espaço para a pluralidade e
não polaridade.
http://diplomatique.org.br/a-devastacao-do-trabalho-na-contrarrevolucao-de-temer/
Sebastião Salgado proyecto Génesis