Just Another Reflection

Greetings, my friends!

Here is a reflection over an assigned reading (I know you're soooo excited to read it):

Sontag captures the beauty in photography throughout the reading. She talks about photography’s importance throughout history as well as its importance in today’s world. Sontag states that photography is an object, something that you can hold and keep. It is one of the most mysterious of objects. Photographs carry the past, and the truth. Photographs are evidence of real life experiences. They have an innocent, yet accurate, outlook on reality. If there is a photograph, a situation becomes believable. Photographs capture experiences, and that is quite valuable. Photographers experience a sense of power because they hold the opportunity, literally in their hands, to capture memorable events. Photographs are quite fragile because they can be easily torn or worn away after so many years. Due to this, many times people will but photographs in book. This is, in a sense, a picture of a picture. This is done because people realize the value in photographs, and putting pictures in a book is a safe way to keep the original photograph in good condition.

What I plan on taking away from this reading is the realization that photography is power. Photography is a beautiful thing has been very important throughout history for several different reasons. What stood out most to me from this reading was the idea that photography captures experiences. As the photographer, I will have all the power in my hands to capture human experiences throughout the course of this project. Photographs are special, sacred things. They’re fragile and hold memories. As I continue working on this project and taking photographs, I will keep this reading in mind as an inspiration.

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