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Shorter Smith, “Photographer For Our Time”


            Quote: “In a society bombarded with images, photographers can offer guidance in ‘looking’ that allows us to see more or from a different perspective, angle, or vantage point.” (32)
            Response: This sums up the importance of photography. It is usually seen as something mediocre, but it holds importance. It captures a moment. That moment can help capture people’s reality, and just how it explained, it can help disprove stereotypes. ­­This can also help develop a much deeper picture. If more than one image is combined, it creates a story and an even deeper meaning. I’ve had to create collages for school before, about what makes me me. While doing this, I had to use images only to represent me. This concept is also done for political cartoons to represent political issues of a certain time period. All in all, photography opens a whole new world of opportunities that could have more depth than just one single image.



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