I found this essay by Geoffrey Batchen to be one of the most interesting essays that we have read all semester. I believe it to be the most interesting because it deals with the recent changes and advancements in photography which made it highly relatable. Today there is much speculation over the concept of traditional photography. Is it dead? Alive? Where is it going and what will be seen of photography in the future?
Batchen speaks of the “widespread introduction of computer driven imaging processes that allows “fake” photos to be passed off as real ones.” This statement is very relatable to what is taking place with photography today as seen with magazines, tabloids, newsstands and photos released on the internet. Digitally altering photographs cause the images to lose their power as reliable sources of information and will quickly lead to just about everything being turned to “artificial nature.”
Digital imaging has become an overly fictional process which relies solely on technology and has taken over the traditional objection and art of photo taking. This statement only leads to the idea that if it is an “overly” fictional process already, there will be new and improved ways of altering photos in the future. This thought is a little frightening only because there are numerous possibilities of how photography can be altered and it could be possible that the natural art is destroyed altogether. Given the entire context of this situation, it seems as if only time will tell what is in store for the future of photography.
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