Key Quotes:

“The daguerreotype has aspirations to both the realistic and the theatrical, as well as to the commercial.” (Bright, S. and Van Erp, H. 2019; 18) 

“it has gradually taken on an ever more ambiguous, complicated and fraught character as our ability to modify and share images has exponentially increased” (Bright, S. and Van Erp, H. 2019; 18) 

“The process of manipulation starts as soon as we frame a person, a landscape, an object, or a scene with our cameras: we choose a portrait or landscape format” (Bright, S. and Van Erp, H. 2019; 18) 

“The question arises: if manipulation is the first thing someone thinks of in connection to photography, what does that say about the value of the photograph in reflection to reality?” (Bright, S. and Van Erp, H. 2019; 18) 

“from Daguerre’s age to ours, photography has undergone a transformation, not only technologically but conceptually”  (Bright, S. and Van Erp, H. 2019; 18) 

“What are the differences between reality, witness and point of view?” (Bright, S. and Van Erp, H. 2019; 19) 

“Does a photograph need a camera in order to be defined as one?” (Bright, S. and Van Erp, H. 2019; 20) 

Bibliography:

Bright, S. and Van Erp, H.(2019), Photography Decoded. London: octopus Publishing House