Sally Mann article

It is easy to say that sally mann is somewhat controversial, but is this the reasons behind her photography? Or  is it a genuine fascination of  her own? Sally Mann covers subjects such as nudity and death. But also more shockingly child nudity. 

Sally mann is aware of these taboo's yet feels  strongly enough about the images to still bring them to the public eye. From the article its very clear that her project "what remains" (a gallery of corpses in the stages of decomposition) that she is intrigued by the process of what actually happens to the body during this time. "the skin can turn a beautiful violet colour or resemble something like golden leather."  Its  moments like these where sally mann captures an image, to her this is art, but to others may be a degrading. Should we really celebrate the look of a decomposed body that was previously a person. Or should we remember the life that once came from this being and respect the remains and let nature take its course?

Sally Mann also photographs her family in many different situations and surroundings.  I feel that Sally Mann is publishing photo's that i believe all families own.  But I disagree with the way that she romanticise the prints with hazy seductive finish.  We now live our lives through the world wide web, where communication, and imagery are globally used to connect to one another and in many cases to strangers. The prints that Mann has made could of course been seen and enjoyed by peadophiles.  The fact that Mann is aware of this yet still carries on with her work I find somewhat disturbing. The fact that she is turning her back on a mothers natural instincts to protect her children is I feel irresponsible. i am also angered by the fact that yes these are her children,but what allows her the right to publicise naked pictures off them when they are clearly to young to understand the consequences of her actions. She is not protecting her children's future however she is capable of keeping images of her husband in similar situations private until he is retired as this will have a tremendous impact (positive and negative)on his work and social life. Which I very contradicting.