From Trace-Image to Fiction-Image
The dialogue surrounding the essence of photography has long transcended the mere act of capturing moments. Philippe Dubois, a French scholar with a notable trajectory in the realm of visual … Read more
Explore the foundational questions of existence and essence within the realm of photography in our “Ontology of Photography” subcategory. This section examines what photography is at its core and what it means to create an image. It is an ideal space for scholars and enthusiasts to engage with discussions on the material and immaterial aspects of photographs, the intricate relationship between reality and representation, and how photographic images influence human perception and memory. This subcategory provides a comprehensive critique of the philosophical debates surrounding the ontology of photography, offering deep insights into the complexities of photographic identity and existence.
The dialogue surrounding the essence of photography has long transcended the mere act of capturing moments. Philippe Dubois, a French scholar with a notable trajectory in the realm of visual … Read more
Photography is more than just the click of a shutter; it’s a form of art, a science, and a way to communicate and capture moments in time. As we delve … Read more
Introduction Gilles Deleuze, the eminent French philosopher, delves into the captivating world of cinema in his groundbreaking works, “Image-Movement” and “Image-Time.” These seminal texts offer profound insights into the essence … Read more
Photography and film are powerful visual mediums that have captivated audiences for generations. They convey meaning and evoke emotions through a combination of various elements, including indexicality. In this article, … Read more
Introduction: The Controversy Surrounding AI-Generated Photography The topic of whether AI-generated photography should be recognized as authentic photography has sparked heated discussions among scholars and practitioners in recent years^[1]. There … Read more
Camera Lucida elements: Operator, spectator, spectrum For the author, who also wrote the Rhetoric of the Image, photography can be studied from 3 very different angles: the operator, the spectator … Read more
The photographic non-act is a short essay, originally in French, published by the philosopher Henri Van Lier in 1982. Henri Van Lier begins his essay by limiting the analysis to … Read more
Vilém Flusser establishes in 1984 a theory of the image in the age of apparatus and gives a definition of what he calls the technical image. By such an expression, … Read more
Photography is not language But photography is not only advertising photography, and probably even advertising photography cannot be reduced to just language. An image is worth more than 1000 words … Read more