Summary: Walt Whitman’s poems in his opus Leaves of Grass mirror the actions of the photographer by beginning with facts and transforming those facts into ideas. I explore how both photography and Whitman’s poetry use simple language to convey complex ideas, giving any object or experience new importance by recording it on a previously blank page.<br> Play Podcast:<br> <br> Links for this Episode:<br> <br> * <a href="http://amzn.to/2jZ4CIY" target="_blank">Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass </a>on Amazon<br> * <a href="http://hyperallergic.com/324250/edward-weston-photographs-leaves-of-grass/" target="_blank">Edward Weston’s photographs for Leaves of Grass</a><br> <br> <br> * <a href="http://photographitaly.com" target="_blank">The Italy Photography Workshops for 2017</a><br> <br> * <a href="http://photographitaly.com/products/sicily1-2017" target="_blank">Sicily: Photographing a Sense of Place – May 26 to June 2, 2017 – 1 space left</a><br> * <a href="http://photographitaly.com/products/tuscany-2017" target="_blank">Tuscany: Exploring the Eternal Moment – June 17 to June 24, 2017 – 2 spaces left</a><br> <br> <br> <br>
