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“...photography can lie as convincingly as literature or painting. The angle, the selected content, the assumed context.” quote by Edmundo Desnoes
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“...photography can lie as convincingly as literature or painting. The angle, the selected content, the assumed context.”

Edmundo Desnoes

About This Quote

Source Essay: “On Photography” by Edmundo Desnoes, 1975

Photography can mislead as much as any art, depending on framing, selection, and context

In simple terms: Photos can be deceptive like literature or painting

Key Takeaway

Question the framing and context of images

Themes

perception truth artistry

Mood

critical inquisitive

Type

analytical philosophical

When to use this quote

  • news reporting
  • advertising
  • social media
  • museum curation

Key Concepts

media literacy visual rhetoric

Questions to Reflect On

  • What assumptions do you make when viewing a photo?
  • How does context change meaning?
A Different Perspective

Interpretation varies with viewer bias, limiting objectivity

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