Photos over the years have been used to both manipulate the truth and hide the lies. What one person sees within the image another can perceive as something completely different.
- What is in the image
- who is in the image
- anything else in the frame
- where is it
- why has it been taken
- who’s taken it
- what’s is it’s intended use
- is this political
- is there any financial gain
- who stands to win from it
- who stands to lose from it
I remember seeing the above image and reading so many social media posts and tweets about it. These images are being reported more and moreover in the coming years. There must be at least 90% if not more than having a mobile device that takes both photos and film. Social media accounts let you post both types of media and send these images to live feeds as it unfolds.
Only the other week as London was hit with Terror again. People filming and taking pictures as the story unfolded.
Some called the public figures heroes for the actions they displayed. While the policeman that shoot and killed the terrorist was called trigger happy by some. It’s only to easy to say something else to what’s being portrayed or captured within the picture.
Bibliography
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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/london-bridge-attack-stabbing-terrorist-fire-extinguisher-name-john-crilly-a9235461.html%3famphttps://medium.com/@journalismblog. (2018, January 7).
The Rise Of Citizen Journalism And Fake News. Medium. Retrieved December 8, 2019, from https://medium.com/@journalismblog/the-rise-of-citizen-journalism-and-fake-news-a643b318591c [assessed 20191208]
Part Two Context and Narrative BA HONS in Photography OCA 