If three people see only one photograph each, who is holding the true memory of that day? I guess only the persons in the photographs and me know the answer.
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Sunday, November 14, 2010
Ali R. Photography, Image # 117, Venice, California
I attended a meeting on photography, with a few legends discussing the path a particular photography organization should take to educate and serve its members. The result was not definitive, since the discussion would turn to techniques, or film versus digital issue, with a certain amount of nostalgia towards film. I thought that a productive approach for a photography organization would be to arrange a variety of discussions around issues that affected photography in the past and the ones pertinent to our time and modern societies. Then, allow the photographers make their own informed decisions regarding the paths they take. One such topic is the ease and extent of manipulation and alteration of digital photographs and their roles in forming our individual and collective memories. I am sure that you have seen plenty of doctored images in recent years and agree that the phrase "a photograph never lies" has lost its luster, or no longer represent any truth. Let's look at three images I planned for inclusion in a group show that did not happen. The idea was to expose the viewers with the following questions; "Does a photograph tell the truth? And, what is 'being truthful' in the digital age?" There are four people on the beach. All four could have been present, or perhaps not. You be the judge. Only one photograph is real, the other two are manipulated.
If three people see only one photograph each, who is holding the true memory of that day? I guess only the persons in the photographs and me know the answer.
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If three people see only one photograph each, who is holding the true memory of that day? I guess only the persons in the photographs and me know the answer.
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Image 2
Image 3
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