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John Tagg
Theorist of photographic evidence, arguing that photographs acquire meaning through the institutions that circulate them rather than possessing it intrinsically.
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The Myth of Objectivity: How Press Photography Produces Reality
A photograph can be factually authentic and still organize the world through captions, crops, assignments and repetition. Objectivity becomes credible only when journalism accounts for the decisions that turn an…
