The photographer's intentions do not determine the meaning of a photog…

Susan Sontag
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The photographer's intentions do not determine the meaning of a photograph, which will have its own career, blown by the whims and loyalties of the diverse communities that have use for it. ✨ Susan Sontag (2013). Regarding the Pain of Others, p.39, Macmillan
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