Saturday, January 17, 2009

A photograph has only one language


‘In contrast to the written account– which, depending on its complexity of thought,
reference, and vocabulary, is pitched at a larger or smaller readership–
a photograph has only one language and is destined potentially for all.’
— Susan Sontag
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2 comments:

parlance said...

Poor little babies! Our newspapers have been full of terrible photos of hurt, dying and dead children.
War is terrible!

Slavenka said...

Yes, and here in Croatia, we felt all the horrors of war .