Dictionary - in general, something that is chosen to stand for or represent something else, especially an object to typify. EX. An oak tree is a symbol of strength.
Visually - an object, shape, or design that represents something else, often and idea or concept (page 224) EX. On page 225.
Metaphor
Dictionary - figure of speech in which one object is likened to another by speaking of it as another. EX. He was a lion in battle.
Visually - a photograph that implies comparison between unlike things, basically qualities of one thing are transferred to another. EX. Clouds are music.
All photographs are metaphors.
subject matter + formal qualities + context = content
Context
- beliefs (culture of maker of image)
- cultural experience of maker of image
- type of photograph
- what motivated maker of image
- what is its purpose
- the view's own experience
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