In order for us to describe something or explain something we first imagine it. From this imagination is where we find the words to depict this image. From there it is up to the person that is listening to imagine what is being described in their own head. It is very likely that whatever the person describing this thing is thinking of is completely different than what the person listening is thinking of. The images that are created in our heads come from things that we have seen or believe in.
Invention of camera allowed us to capture these images and created this notion of time. In order for a picture to be taken, that person had to be in a certain place at a certain time. Photos weren't something that people imagined like a painting or drawing. A photo puts the viewer directly in that time and place when it is being looked at. Each photo is taken from a different perspective. When someone is looking at a photo that are in that perspective, there is nothing else to look at or understand.
The camera also allowed paintings to be seen millions of times. Paintings used to be only seen once, but now could be see across the globe. Now a painting had a million different meanings. Each person looking at a painting had there own reasons for the purpose of the painting and idea or images behind it. When before the camera, a painting was in one place and not everyone got a chance to look at it.
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| For example, this painting. Each person looking at this painting could have a different perspective, a different reasoning for the painting and different ideas of who these people are. |
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