... shady commerce between art and truth" (p. 781). We do not need journalists or photographers to tell us that photographs can be deceptive. A small amount of experience in seeing pictures or snapshots in advertising is enough to convince someone that having a photograph does not necessarily mean you have the truth. Nowadays it takes more than a photograph to prove something. The use of ... . Over the years, advances in technology led to clearer, more realistic photographs. Unlike the first cameras which required a tedious setup, the modern cameras of today allow a photographer to take unre...

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Artist Statement of: Nan Goldin "My work originally came from the snapshot aesthetic...Snapshots are taken out of love and to remember people, places, and shared times. They're about creating a history by recording a history". (Nan Goldin) The photographs I produce enable you to see ... , New York City, USA, 1991 and Anna and Whitney at the Taal volcano, Tagayal 1992 I want to capture the duality of the physical and emotional moment in one shot. The snapshots show a vulnerable part of theses men that most people would not witness while recording the most subtly intimate connections between th...

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