The Camera Never Lies: Challenging Images Through The Incite Project will examine the power of photography in shaping the narrative of significant world events.
The exhibition at the Sainsbury Centre in Norwich will feature more than 100 works from celebrated photographers including Don McCullin, Stuart Franklin, Robert Capa and Dorothea Lange.
It will highlight the trend of individual images defining events, driven by repeated use in print journalism.
One of the photos featuring in the exhibition is 5K from the Frontline. Donbas, Ukraine. July 2018 (Image: Anastasia Taylor-Lind)
One example discussed would be the Tank Man image by Stuart Franklin. Shot in 1989 during Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing, the image may not represent the whole truth due to China’s censorship around these events.
The exhibit will explore controversial pictures such as The Falling Soldier, a famous image by Robert Capa from the Spanish Civil War that is said to have been staged.
It will also look at the Zapruder film, which showed JFK’s assassination and led to various conspiracy theories. Significant war photographs will also be showcased, including Pulitzer-winning images by Eddie Adams and Malcolm Brown.
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A selection of works by noted war photographer Don McCullin will also be featured, alongside uplifting, defining moments like Alfred Eisenstaedt’s capture of the end of the Second World War.
The second part of the exhibition will focus on how modern practitioners document subjects such as government surveillance, domestic violence and world conflict.
Photographers like Matt Black, Edmund Clark, Simon Norfolk, Lorenzo Meloni and Trevor Paglen will be represented.
The exhibition will also delve into more modern photography (Image: Richard Mosse)
Sainsbury Centre director Dr Jago Cooper said: “The photos on our phone have become the memory bank of our lives – this incredible exhibition brings to life the memories of the world.”
Curator Tristan Lund added: “The exhibition asks what truths we can really expect to extract from a photograph.”
The exhibition will be opening May 18 and running until October 20.
