Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/03/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tarek Charara wrote: Steve Barbour a ?crit : >> yes, but unmanipulated or not, it's all about what we chose to show, >> or what we chose not to show... > How true ;^). This is why I don't like the "truth" word as it can be > only a part of reality. It's my truth. Something personal about how I > "see" reality. It's not a lie, as I'm not voluntarily altering reality, > I'm just experiencing part of it. And it cannot be otherwise. Truth is a > dangerous word, because we think it has to do with reality. It transmits > a feeling of absoluteness. Advertisers, spin doctors and journalists > LOVE truth. They even invent it. The government loves truth. Any > government! > Photography or any other means of "reality transcription" is only an > interpretation at a certain time and in a certain way, of a tiny part of > reality. Magritte's painting "ceci n'est pas une pipe" (this is not a > pipe) comes to my mind, it clearly states that the pipe painted is not a > pipe, but a painting of a pipe. Not reality, but an image thereof. > The photographer chooses his point of view and how he's going to tell > his story, his truth. Is it going to be an article, a novel, a fantasy, > a poem, etc.? As to PJ work, well, sorry to disappoint you, but it has > nothing to do with reality either. Only with the photographers choice > (or non-choice) of what is being told in pictures, the photographer's > truth. clip*** > The intentions of the photographer can be discussed though. Manipulated > photographs have always been used in any kind of propaganda, as have > been rewritten history books and fantasy articles. .... photography always ! reflects a point of view, therefore manipulation, by the process of selection...cropping is done ! that's the nature of it ! ... .... something is selected to be included, and other things are selected to be excluded... Steve > photographer can be 100% honest and take pictures of something that is > staged (without him knowing). Where is the truth here? Who's lying? > Tarek