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Because each photograph is only a fragment, its moral and emotional weight depends on where it is inserted. a photograph changes according to the context in which it is seen: thus smith's minamata photographs will seem different on a contact sheet, in a gallery, in a political demonstration, in a police file, in a photographic magazine, in a book, on a living-room wall. each o these situations suggest a different use for the photographs but none can secure their meaning.
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Because Each Photograph Is Only A Fragment,

Susan Sontag
Because each photograph is only a fragment, its moral and emotional weight depends on where it is inserted. a photograph changes according to the context in which it is seen: thus smith's minamata photographs will seem different on a contact sheet, in a gallery, in a political demonstration, in a police file, in a photographic magazine, in a book, on a living-room wall. each o these situations suggest a different use for the photographs but none can secure their meaning.
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