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

“if manipulation is the first thing someone thinks of in connection to photography, what does that say about the value of the photography as a reflection of reality? And what does ‘real photography’ even look like.” (Bright, S and Van Erp H. 2019: page 17)

“The daguerreotype had aspirations to both the realistic and theatrical, as well as to the commercial. 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: page 17)

“it was taken by a drone… makes it easier to interpret the degree of reality in this image, for the lack of human subjectivity makes it an example of ‘true reality” (Bright, S and Van Erp H. 2019: page 17-18)

“The process of manipulation starts as soon as we frame a person, landscape, an object or a scene with out cameras’ (Bright, S and Van Erp H. 2019: page 18)

“Documentary and news imagery may seem the more realistic genres in photography, but their realism means nothing independently…” (Bright, S and Van Erp H. 2019: page 18)

“photography has undergone a transformation, not only technologically but conceptually. Initially described as a means of capturing or freezing ‘real life” (Bright, S and Van Erp H. 2019: page 18)