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Sarah Bush's avatar

"You have been occupying my position as I take this photograph as if looking out of your own eyes. But you are not here." Almost chilling!

But I too love to think and write about what it means to see, what we've actually seen and what we think we've seen. Love this evocative reminder!

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Jacqueline England🎨's avatar

I just love your writing! Seriously good

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George Appletree's avatar

Fantastic. Though there are no lies. You expected a sea?, so I did. So what. The discourse of truth and lie in photography is just retoriche. Cameras don’t lie. Photographs do it when someone intentionally does. Manipulation’s possible and viewer’s expectation is just a personal choice

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Kathy Hopewell's avatar

You are quite right: cameras don't lie, unless they are in fictitious playful stories like this. I do wonder, though, if Lee Miller was aware of the deceptive nature of the image she was taking with her camera and this is why I so enjoyed pretending that the camera was collaborating with her.

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George Appletree's avatar

I don’t believe she was, just a guess. Interesting photograph and beautiful approach from your side. See my last post https://georgeappletree.substack.com/p/paranormal

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