Photography Decoded

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

Key Quotes:

“And 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, S. and Van Erp, H. 2019: 17)

The ‘mirror’ can serve as a metaphor for reality(Bright, S. and Van Erp, H. 2019: 17)

The lack of human subjectivity makes it an example of ‘true reality’. But it still doesn’t look real. (Bright, S. and Van Erp, H. 2019: 18)

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

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