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

Key Quotes:

“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)

“under what circumstances are these images to be trusted as real?” (Bright, S. and Van Erp, H. 2019; 17)

“The daguerreotype had the aspirations to both the realistic and the theatrical, as well as the commercial” (Bright, S. and Van Erp, H. 2019; 17)

“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)

“what are the differences between reality and witness and points of view?” (Bright, S. and Van Erp, H. 2019; 18)

“the binding principle of photography, however, remains its relationship to reality, especially when at question is documentary photography or a picture in the news media” (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)

“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)