Abstract
Photography has arguably become one of the most potent instruments of communication for a contemporary artist. Its versatility, suggested truthfulness and the way in which artists distort or interpret ''reality'' has been a part of photography since the advent of the daguerreotype in 1839. Taking photographs today are no longer primarily an act of memory intended to safeguard a family's pictorial heritage, but is increasingly becoming a tool for an individual's identity formation and communication. Digital cameras, camera-phones, photo-blogs and other multipurpose devices are used to promote the use of images as the preferred idiom of a new generation of users. The aim of this article is to explore how photography has developed through time in itself and at the same time went on reshaping ideas of communication. Photography has touched and influenced almost all the major aspects of communication; the conclusion calls for a broader consideration of the links between the history of photography and media.
Recommended Citation
Ghosh, Debashish; Maji, Aruni; Palai, Debapriya; and Chakravorty, Niloy
(2024)
"PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMUNICATION: A STUDY OF INTERRELATIONSHIP,"
International Journal of English Learning & Teaching Skills (IJELTS): Vol. 1:
Iss.
3, Article 6.
Available at:
https://research.smartsociety.org/ijelts/vol1/iss3/6