Susan SontagPhotographs objectify: they turn an event or a person into something that can be possessed.
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A photograph does not record the essence of an event. It merely records an event. A photograph is an object; it is separate from the person or thing captured in it. A photograph does not make the subject into a subject, but simply makes him or her into an object.
The photograph does not create any new meaning for the subject. It only records the subject’s existence, which is generally limited to one place and time.
Source: Regarding The Pain Of Others
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