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In the reading Barthes describes how after his mothers death he was sorting out photographs of her. But, he tells us that even though he knew the images were of his mother he couldn’t recognise her. He also described how… Continue Reading →

From this reading I learnt about different theories of photography. I learnt that the study of signs is called semiotics. I learnt that signs and symbols are used to help the photographer and the audience understand the photographs. I also… Continue Reading →

‘In Plato’s Cave’: From ‘In Plato’s Cave’ i understood that there are a lot of new images that can’t teach us like older images can. Photographs can help us see the world in a different way because although we can… Continue Reading →