Good article. In my opinion there’s too much fiction in the discourse photography is dealing with since its beginnings between photography and truth. Who really needs distinguishing one from the other? The queen of England was delighted with the present she got of that photograph fake by Reijlander, The two ways of life: a wonderful pastiche collage. Since then photographs have got lots of philosophical definitions to solve the dichotomy real versus fake. Fictions
The point is photography doesn’t record truths neither lies, it records just what’s in front of the camera. The result is just that: a photograph, a record of what was in front of the camera. Photographs are not illusions but light tracks
Good article. In my opinion there’s too much fiction in the discourse photography is dealing with since its beginnings between photography and truth. Who really needs distinguishing one from the other? The queen of England was delighted with the present she got of that photograph fake by Reijlander, The two ways of life: a wonderful pastiche collage. Since then photographs have got lots of philosophical definitions to solve the dichotomy real versus fake. Fictions
Perhaps it's all fiction. On a good day there are many partial truths. Thanks.
The point is photography doesn’t record truths neither lies, it records just what’s in front of the camera. The result is just that: a photograph, a record of what was in front of the camera. Photographs are not illusions but light tracks