This essay examines the cultural, technological, and political significance of the candid camera in the interwar press. Concentrating on Erich Salomon's photojournalism, as well as discussions of the work of the photo journalist and the relationship between the press and politics, it contends that the candid camera signaled a reframing of political authority in terms readers were encouraged to understand as "humanizing." Yet the candid camera's privileging of relatable detail had its complications: it was subject to a tacit set of guidelines governing appropriate representation, and its tendency to frame political authority in terms of the familiar could elide dangerous power imbalances.

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埃里希·所罗门的坦率相机和政治权威的框架

本文考察了两次世界大战期间新闻媒体中的坦诚相机的文化、技术和政治意义。专注于埃里希·所罗门的新闻摄影，以及对摄影记者的工作以及新闻与政治之间关系的讨论，它认为坦率的相机标志着重新构建政治权威，鼓励读者将其理解为“人性化”。然而，坦率的相机对相关细节的特权有其复杂性：它受制于一套关于适当代表的默认指导方针，并且它倾向于根据熟悉的方式构建政治权威可能会避免危险的权力失衡。