Photography is something we see and use almost every day of our lives. It is used in advertising, on billboards, in magazines etc., and is an enormous means of marketing and sales in its adaptation to connect the consumer and the product. But the other very important aspect photography gives to the world is its means of providing knowledge and information to humans. Throughout my school career I was given photographs of certain things in order to help my understanding of the topic being discussed. If this did not occur I don't know what I would have done! Just imagine learning about the environment, or certain wild animals and insects without seeing their pictures, it is not always possible to go out into the wild just to view them. Learning would be so bland without photography.
Photography also has its grasps in entertainment, we all know of those startling photographs we see on TV and on the internet. It has allowed for the capture of extraordinary moments in history as well as memorable moments in the present. Seeing the first man on the moon gave me goosbumps, not to mention all the other historical moments in the world, all thanks to our little friend- the camera. We should be extremely grateful for photography and the ways it has provided us with the large amounts of information, and for the ways in which we can capture happy memories with our friends and families.
Photography also has its grasps in entertainment, we all know of those startling photographs we see on TV and on the internet. It has allowed for the capture of extraordinary moments in history as well as memorable moments in the present. Seeing the first man on the moon gave me goosbumps, not to mention all the other historical moments in the world, all thanks to our little friend- the camera. We should be extremely grateful for photography and the ways it has provided us with the large amounts of information, and for the ways in which we can capture happy memories with our friends and families.
9 comments:
let us all breathe a collective sigh of relief that we don't have to take pictures the way they used to be done. you are so right though, especially in south africa today when kids don't know what some things look like and the younger ones often can't even speak english. photographs are the best way of getting a message across and simplifying concepts for people, without them we would be lost and have no concpet of historical, natural or geographical significance. Ten points to whoever invented the camera!
Who ever invented the camera definately knew what they were doing. Everyone likes to capture the moment. Whenever people are out and exploring they always carry a camera with them, in everyday life people carry their cameras to capture anything that might be of interest to them. Even looking at other peoples photos is a nice experience as pictures can actually tell a story.
Ever since I learnt how to use Photoshop, I shall never again trust another photograph. Gone are the days of a photo being more credible than words...because now it can actually be more misleading due to the ability of doctoring and altering images.
There was even a lot of speculation and conspiracy theories that emerged about that man on the moon feat...with many believing it to be a studio created 'event'... the photo may seem real, but I have a picture of me standing on the original red carpet... yet I've never even been to the America, never mind the Oscars!
It is ironic then, in lieu of Cara Booysens comment; it's mistrust of the idea in the post on how vital photography is in gaining knowledge and storing fact. It seems that photography may be more sinister and ambiguous than we may like to think. It enables deception allowing people to create illusions. Though, it also allows us to capture truth. As such it appears that mistrust will always remain a feature of ourselves reacting to other selves as we participate in community, communication, education, politics, ethical decision making and even photography.
It is ironic then, in lieu of Cara Booysens comment; it's mistrust of the idea in the post on how vital photography is in gaining knowledge and storing fact. It seems that photography may be more sinister and ambiguous than we may like to think. It enables deception allowing people to create illusions. Though, it also allows us to capture truth. As such it appears that mistrust will always remain a feature of ourselves reacting to other selves as we participate in community, communication, education, politics, ethical decision making and even photography.
in respect to anthony's comment there is still the thought that as much as photography has the ability to capture the truth and create illusions, it also can be exploitive to the unsuspecting
with regard to Cara's comments about the sinister nature of photography, i have to say that i agree with her arguments seeing that i have been to Kennedy space center in the usa and have seen "the recreation" of the moon landing on a sound stang. i can say that it s a possibilty that we have never landed on the moon, given what i have seen.
I agree with you that photography has really helped us to understand different things,like you stated it would have been hard to learn certain things at school without photos to represent them.
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