I do think about how photography’s claim to authority - its claim to represent some objective reality we all live in - is being questioned by the prevalence of filters and photoshop on social media.
It is not that social media is a digital reflection of the physical world, but more of an alternate reality in which we all have digital avatars that may or may not correspond to a physical self.
I do think about how photography’s claim to authority - its claim to represent some objective reality we all live in - is being questioned by the prevalence of filters and photoshop on social media.
It is not that social media is a digital reflection of the physical world, but more of an alternate reality in which we all have digital avatars that may or may not correspond to a physical self.