Photography is form of art which involves taking and processing photos. Photography gives people a chance to relate to images and have their view on the image. It also, gives people a chance to look back on memories they may have forgotten about. To me photography is a way of showing how you see the world to others. For example some people may not have the same vision as you when taking their photos. I also think there’s a deeper meaning in many photos it’s just how you view and interpret the photo.

‘Photographs confuse as much as fascinate, conceal as much as reveal, distract as much as compel. They are unpredictable communicators’-David Campany

I agree with the statement ‘Photographs confuse as much as fascinate, conceal as much as reveal, distract as much as compel. They are unpredictable communicators’ because photos can be interpreted by the audience how they want to view it and they can take their own interpretation on the photo. Photographs ‘confuse as much as they fascinate’ this means that when the audience is looking at the photograph they can be drawn in because there’s something about the image that captivates them whether that be confusing or fascinating, they see something in the image that keeps them from looking away.

Photographers are meant to show the world the truth with the photos they take but their images can be misinterpreted as they only capture the moment. Campany states that photographs ‘conceal as much as reveal.’ In my opinion I think this is true because photos only capture a single moment so it conceals and hides an element of truth. An example of this is Kevin Carter’s photo of the starving Sudanese girl. It concealed how there was actually a feeding centre around the corner but also revealed how bad the people were suffering in Sudanese. However, some photos do show the truth and reveal peoples feelings in the moment the image was taken.

Within Campany’s quote he states that photographs ‘distract as much as they compel’ This may suggest that photos can distract people from the real world and let their mind wonder. Furthermore, photos can also compel people and force them to look at what is happening in the world because something in the image has caught their attention.

Finally, photographs are ‘unpredictable communicators’ because you never know what you’re going to see or what to expect. Photographs are ‘communicators’ in the way that they send a message to the audience and everyone will have their own thoughts and opinions on the photo. They can also show us what’s happening around the world and the truth that the media may be hiding from us. In my opinion a photo is the best communicator because it can be shared all around the world

David Campany also speaks about when we look back at a photo our second or third response will be different to our first one. This could be because when we look back at an image we may see it in a different light as we could relate to it in a different way than the first time we saw it.

My initial thoughts on this photo was that it was an abstract photo of fire or a flame. However, that change when I found out it was taken from the war zone in Afghanistan. This image links back to David Campanys quote as this photo will confuse and fascinate people.

This photo links back to Campanys quote because the final image conceals how they made the final image as he put two different photos together. Campany didn’t reveal how he took the photo which left the audience with a lot of questions, wondering what happened after the photo had been taken or if the photo was even real.