Blog#7: Between Life and Record: Too Near and Too Far

“a photograph is simultaneously made of reality and technological simulation. The clear distinction between nature and the copy, between on and offline, between human and technology, is blurred beyond tenability.” - Nathan Jurgenson. “The Social Photo: On Photography and Social Media.” 

I believe every social photo places the audience both in and outside of the moment when the photo was taken. The concept of viewing a photo, for example, a photo of a wonderful landscape, is basically viewing the "experience" of the photographer through their artwork. This reflects the image's ability to convey absence - the fact that the audience was not there physically - through presence - the fact that the audience can view the actual experience. And of course, since the audience can only view the "experience" through a mediate (a photograph), we can say that the photograph helps the audience be present through "absence". 

I chose this photo since I believe it can bring to the audience a feeling that they are "present" at the moment that the photo was taken through liveliness and the cues of fast movement presented in the picture. 

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