PHILOSOPHY OF PHOTOGRAPHY
1 min readJun 19, 2020
- Photography is a special kind of Art different from other forms of Art. It needs to be studied in Philosophically.
- If Aesthetics deals with the theories of Art, Super-specialisations are necessary in Aesthetics recognizing the status of Photography as Art.
- How is Photography different from other kinds of Art can be the pivotal point for Philosophy of Photography.
- There is a need to spell out the fundamental principles of Photography.
- The assumptions or presuppositions of Photography must be revealed or devised.
- The historical development of Photography may be deciphered.
- The geographical factors need to be taken into consideration.
- Self-photography or Selfie can be analyzed critically and comprehensively.
- Photography in Media- Print or Electronic- can be considered as distinct from Amateurs Photography.
- Challenges to Photography and various ways to meet the challenges can be explored in Philosophy of Photography.