The Rhetorica Network
Rhetorica is my blog about documentary film and photography since March 2021. All posts from the previous version of Rhetorica, dating back to 2002, are available on archive.org.
About Rhetorica
Rhetorica began as a press-politics blog that grew out of a web project I began in 1998 as part of my graduate studies in rhetoric. My name is Dr. Andrew R. Cline. I am an Emeritus Professor of Media & Journalism at Missouri State University. I currently live in Aveiro, Portugal where I continue to write and do documentary film and photography projects.
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Street Photography Advice
A curious bit of street photography advice flipped past me on Instagram recently: To make your street photography better, pretend you’re shooting video. I found this curious and spent just enough time with the post to discover that what they … Continue reading
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Attending Fest – New Directors New Films Festival
Just a heads-up on up-coming activities. I’m attending the Fest – New Director New Films Festival in Espinho, Portugal that begins on 19 June. I do not have a film entered. I’m attending as an interested film industry pro. In … Continue reading
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Time Marches On
June is going to be a busy month. Summer is going to be a busy season. All in a good way 🙂 I continue working on the new Eyewitness website. See my previous post for details. Following the disastrous hack … Continue reading
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Code of Ethics Step One: Define Who It’s For
The headline of this post is rather pointed and confident. That’s because I taught media ethics at Missouri State University for 18 years and have my way of thinking about these things. But… A code of ethics is a guide … Continue reading
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Documenting Public Expressions Known as Street Art
When I was first becoming interested in photography at about the age of 15, I happened upon a book of documentary photography. The Family of Man fascinated me. I was coming to photography from drawing and painting. My earliest career … Continue reading
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