In Plato's Cave By Susan Sontag

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Photography provides us with an easy way of capturing the world around us. In our today’s society photographs are taken by almost anyone with access to a cellphone, and are able to turn any moment into a physical object. These still images of our world are passed along almost instantly though the help of social media, messaging, and in person sharing. Our whole culture is in some way or another is affected by the photos we take and what they convey. Susan Sontag has a very strong and interesting take on modern photography. In her essay, “In Plato’s Cave”, she talks about the power of photographs and what they convey about reality. Sontag states that “Strictly speaking, one never understands anything from a photograph.”(23). Sontag argues

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