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#3 “Photography deals exquisitely with appearances, but nothing is what it appears to be.”~Duane Michals. Write a brief reaction to this quote. Is this quote applicable to your experience with photography? What does it mean to you? Do you agree with the idea presented or disagree?
My first instinct is that it doesn't make sense but I have learned that not everyone's reality is the same. If 5 people witness an accident, they all saw the same thing but interpreted it differently. I believe the same holds true with pictures. I took photos of a church built in 1887 today and my focus may not be what someone else sees when they look at it. I agree with the comment based on my life experience that everything isn't always as it seems.

#4 “If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera.” ~Lewis Hine.

Write a brief reaction to this quote. Is this quote applicable to your experience with photography? What does it mean to you? Do you agree with the idea presented or disagree? Describe situations when photographic images reveal “the story” (as compared to words). Describe situations when words reveal “the story” (as compared to images).
This quote defines simplicity. With my prior employment as a prosecutor based victim advocate I worked on many cases that used photographs to show jurors scenes that would help them understand the case better. It was my experience that when photos were used along with witness' testimony it generally clarified details and helped jurors come to a decision regarding a verdict.
Photos bring the story to life with actual events or people, something that the listener can see and it becomes a reality, they don't need to rely on their imagination to put the facts of the story together.
When telling a story without photos it allows the teller to describe an event or person in terms they believe can express how the story affected them and allows a listener to visualize the story using their own interpretation.