Bibliography; Bright, S. and van Erp, H. (2019), Photography Decoded. London; Octopus Publishing House

“Photography emerged into a 19th-century world that was undergoing rapid transformation in almost every aspect.” (Bright and van Erp 2019:17)

“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 and van Erp 2019:17)

“What does a ‘real photograph’ even look like: Is it something you can hold? Is it something you can see on a screen and alter?” (Bright and van Erp 2019:17)

“Mirror can serve as a metaphor to reality, whereas the red velvet evokes theatre curtains.” (Bright and van Erp 2019:17) (Bright and van Erp 2019:17)

“The daguerreotype had aspirations to both realistic and theatrical, as well as to the commercial.” (Bright and van Erp 2019:17)

“It is not just photography that is complicated, but the concepts of realism and reality, too.” (Bright and van Erp 2019:18)

“What are the differences between reality and witness and points of view?” (Bright and van Erp 2019:18)

“From Daguerre’s age to ours, photography has undergone a transformation, not only technologically but conceptually.” (Bright and van Erp 2019:18)

“Initially described as a means of capturing or freezing ‘real life’, 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 and van Erp 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 and van Erp 2019:18)