Notes on Practices of Looking

- to look is to actively make meaning of the world

- looking can be a physical or a mental mindset

- images can induce a range of emotions

- representation is the use of language and photos to show meaning

- photos can be good representation of culture, nature, and society

- can be used to depict religious beliefs

- Treachery of Images ~ Rene Magritte à “This is not a pipe” testing our knowledge of realism

- every image includes a subject

- There’s a debate on whether or not a camera is capturing a snapshot of the real thing

- Or if it’s just a rendering of the subject

- can show a good snapshot in time

-systems of belief that exist in all cultures – ideology

- good source of evidence in the justice system

- certain clues can lead to the intention of the photograph

- image icons can be used to represent political figures