Bibliography:

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

‘…, the red velvet evokes theatre curtains, within which the beautiful drama would unfold.’

‘The question arises: If manipulation is the first thing someone thinks of in connection to photography, what does that say about the value of a photograph as a reflection on reality?’

‘The process of manipulation starts as soon as we frame a person, a landscape, an object or a scene with our cameras.’

‘… it is not just photography that is complicated, but the concepts of realism and reality, too.’