Every photograph is an act amid a complex structure of choices. These choices, which extend beyond the time of the photograph,…

photography, David Levi Strauss, context

“Every photograph is an act amid a complex structure of choices. These choices, which extend beyond the time of the photograph, influence the photograph before, during and after its instant. Reading photographs in context is a participation in this complex”

Between The Eyes. Essays on Photography and Politics. David Levi Strauss