So apparently this essay is yet another writing that the author uses to describe the utmost importance of photography. Instead of hammering in the idea of photography being a very exclusive source of knowledge, Mr. Marvin Heiferman says that photography has changed the relationships we have with art and the world in general.
I like to think that photography has opened up a lot of doors for us since the 1830s, they let us look back on the moments that have passed and the events that took place. The way that all of these essays are written gives three main points of photos that I already knew existed.
1. That photos are a way of connecting us to the world around us, they act as a guide to what we may not be able to see in person so we can imagine and connect to them ourselves.
2. Photos are an important source of learning and possess enough knowledge to be used as a reliable learning device
3. Photos provide us a connection with each other through communicating without words
As stated before I am aware that photography is a very complex and serious art style that many do not appreciate for what it is worth. It is very difficult to showcase the expansion of time and space in a few static images but it is possible. It takes massive skill and precision to get the result that conveys this sense of movement just as any design project requires. If there is anything I took from this reading it was that by using photos to open up the world around us from our conventional limited view it gives us grander opportunities than before. Not only can we expand that source of knowledge that we use to learn from, but we can forge connections with each other through visual messages rather than verbal. Verbal messages are indeed up for interpretation but photos provide a unique interpretation that requires creativity and careful thinking rather than articulate wording.
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