It you start from the premis that a photograph is a collection of marks on a 2 dimentional surface then it is apparent that it has no emotion or other meaning.
What makes it able to communicate in human terms are the relations or points of view that are defined by positioning the frame edge. This spontaneous selection and arraingement along with optical realism define photography.
It is technique which enables the marks on the paper to communicate emotion or other conceptual meaning. They are inseperable.
The challenge of photography is to use technique to communicate aspects of our experience in new or revitalized manners, to filter cliche from our culture.
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