Bibliography: Bright, S. and Van Erp, h.(2019), Photography Decoded. London: Octopus Publishing House "reality, witness and point of view can actually blend into one onother." (Bright, S. and Van Erp, H. 2019:18) "If manipulation is the first thing someone thinks of in connection to photography, what does that say about the value of the photograph as a reflection of reality?" (Bright, S. and Van Erp, H. 2019:17) "The daguerrotype had aspirations to both the realistic and the theatrical, as well as to the commercial." (Bright, S. and Van Erp, H. 2019:17) "The 'mirror' can serve as a metaphor for reality, whereas the red velvet evokes theater curtains, within which the beautiful drama would unfold" (Bright, S. and Van Erp, H. 2019:17) "it is not just photography that is complicated, but the concepts of realism and reality, too" (Bright, S. and Van Erp, H. 2019:18) "Documentary and news imagery may seem the most realistic genres in photography, but their realism means nothing independantly of how news media applies their ethical codes - if these are stipulated at all." (Bright, S. and Van Erp, H. 2019:18)
