Photography

            Photography has affected the society through the permitting of people to see others whom they would not have seen without photography. The introduction of photography has changed the present day celebrity concept and also the voting system of citizens. Photographs are responsible for changing the perceptions of people. Photography captures scenes of pain as well as suffering that is imposed on people during wars and this may result to more people seeking revenge for their fellow citizens. The effects of photography onto the society has raised concerns amongst people as some of these explicit images captured causes discomfort as they change the structure of the society (McLuhan 1970). However, photography has also caused positive effects onto the society and they have positively impacted our lives.

            We are becoming more individual. Photography is encouraging individuality since it is the photographer who has the power and the responsibility to decide on the objects that they want to take a photo of, at what angle, the techniques t use and what to include and exclude from the photo.  They are thus concerned with evading any form of hindrance so as to communicate their message through these photographs without considering the effects these photographs has on us (McLuhan 1970).

            Digital image is becoming a tribal society that uses the phonetic language where there are no truths or facts but is highly uses feelings to prove its message. As they travel they transform the society in accordance to the tribe’s needs. Digital imaging has transformed how people understand photography and photographers.  The nature of digital imaging allows for image manipulation so as to meet the needs of the tribe and this has changed the environment as it relays the message using these digital images.

References

McLuhan M. (1970). Living In An Acoustic World. South Florida.