1. Aesthetics of Photography. “New Documents, Moma, 1967: The Exhibition That Transformed Photography.” Aesthetics of Photography, 28 Feb. 2024, aestheticsofphotography.com/1967-new-documents/. Accessed 17 Mar. 2024.

The “New Documents” was a photograhy exhibition hosted by the Museum of Modern Art in New York. This exhibition included the works from three photographers including Diane Arbus, with a theme of documentary photography—yet the works that were shown in the exhibition had almost revolutionized people’s way on viewing documentary photos—the photographs were not mere recordings from camera lens but revealed a sense of provocation that was on purposely captured by these photographers. For example, Diane Arbus’ photo had expressed her view on the so called “societal frailties”, people of minorities who are living on the edge of the society, never seen on main-stream media were being put on spotlight and presented to the public. Such purposeful depiction of conflicting individuals echoed throughout her photographs, including A Nake Man Being A Woman. And this unique presentation of realistic photographs that are not purposely set in a decorated scene to present it through lens of photoshoped beauty is also what makes her one of the most influential photographers that pionnered an aspect of modern photography.