"Photographs furnish evidence. Something we hear about, but doubt, seems proven when we're shown a photograph of it." - Susan Sontag
Photograph in Limon, Costa Rica
Taken by: me
The central meaning of Susan Sontag's On Photography is that photography is important in many ways. One very important way is that it "furnishes evidence," as said in the quote I chose. To me, this means that it proves to the world that you went somewhere you said you went. It is actual evidence once you show a photo of it, rather than tell them. This reminded me of the recent cruise I went on. I felt like I needed to take a photo of every place I went to so I could show that I definitely went to all of those places. This is one of my favorite photos that I took during that cruise. It shows the place that I went to which is Limon, Costa Rica. It also shows the cruise ship we were on behind us, called the Monarch. I believe Susan Sontag is correct when she uses this example as a way to describe the importance of photographs and photography. Without the camera on my phone, I would not have been able to show the people I know and the world the places that I have experienced.
References: On Photography
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