Taking Pictures: "Taking Picture" focuses on several Australian filmmakers and the films they made in Papua New Guinea in the 1970s-1990s. It shows the Western tradition of studying and recording other people's lives, raising questions about illustrating and filming in a different culture. For anyone who has seen the films discussed in "Taking Pictures," the video is an insightful and thoughtful analysis of the realities, politics, philosophies and aesthetics of documentary filmmaking in other cultures. Investigates the problems and disadvantages of filming across a cultural boundary. This film captures the vibrancy and flaws of a nation that is transforming from a recessive society to a young nation in the modern world. "Taking Pictures" begins with the visually unforgettable and captivating film of scary and awestruck New Guineans seeing Caucasian men, the guys at the store were thrilled to be interviewed, while the women with them acted shy about being filmed , answering questions with a laugh. This innocent interaction is interrupted by an angry man demanding to see...