Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898

Life As Art

By Elissa Tracy

Series: Life as Art | Story 6

Photography: The Fountain of Youth in Pictographic Communication

Photography is one of the most literal 2-D forms of art, distinct from painting or drawing, as it enables the viewer to see through the eyes of the photographer. It captures an image, seen and remembered exactly as the photographer intends. This contemporary communication method helps develop a photographer’s style and individual photographic voice. Since its birth over 200 years ago (the first photo taken by Joseph Nicephore in 1822), photography has undergone many progressions, evolving from mere documentation to the art form o...

 

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