Criticism of Photography Applies in The Digital Age Essay

Criticism of Photography Applies in The Digital Age Essay

 
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Is photography dead? Does Sontag’s 1977 critique of photography still apply in the digital age? Has photography evolved into an entirely new means of visual communication, or has digital technology simply augmented the medium? REQUIREMENTS Unless otherwise noted, your Writing must: ● Be around 350 words (no less than 250, no more than 500) ● Make reference to at least one of the prescribed readings Be clear, concise, creative, and compelling READINGS ● First, read “In Plato’s Cave,” the first chapter from Susan Sontag’s 1977 book On Photography https://cpb-us-e2.wpmucdn.com/sites.uci.edu/dist/d/1438/files/2014/02/SontagSu san_InPlatosCave.pdf ● Einsten’s Camera: How one renegade photographer is hacking the concept of time https://medium.com/matter/einsteins-camera-88aa8a185898 ● Goodbye, Cameras https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/goodbye-cameras ● Toward a hyperphotograohy https://cpb-us-e2.wpmucdn.com/sites.uci.edu/dist/d/1438/files/2014/02/RitchinFre d_TowardAHyperphotography.pdf