Robert Benjamin's exhibit at the Denver Art Museum is a collection of mostly family photographs, "quiet" photographs as Benjamin likes to put it. These are photographs of his wife, his children, of store windows that catch his fancy. Are these photographs truly art? I guess that question opens up a can of worms. What is art? What is photography? In my mind, photography is a record of the past, instant nostalgia, a treasured collections of memories. Benjamin's photographs of his wife in a scuba mask, photographs of his young children growing up under his lens, are truly wonderful. Benjamin's point is that photographs do not have to be cutting edge, trendy, pushing the edge of the envelope. They can simply record a quiet, beautiful family life. I think his photographs are great.
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