Two Intriguing Quotes..

While reading "The Image World" by Susan Sontag, I found a lot of interesting quotes. However, there were two that really stood out.

"Photographic images are pieces of evidence in an ongoing biography or history."

I found this quote quite intriguing because it’s true. Many individuals take photographs to have something to show their friends or family members. They believe that pictures speak louder than words. Since in photographic images, people can see "exactly" what happened or how someone looks like. It's also true that people take photos to have visual memories of someone. 

This quote was also interesting because today's history is surrounded by not only stories but as well as images. For example, photographic images of all the Presidents of the US are part of an "ongoing biography or history." We know how each president looked like because of the images that were taken. 

What is being said in this quote can also be helpful to many people. For instance, there is always someone taking photos for someone else can have the ability to see how something looks like without actually seeing it in person.

"Possession of a camera does not license intrusion, as it does in this society whether people like it or not."

This quote was interesting because it's true. Anyone with a camera has the ability to take photographs of anything they desire, without asking for someone's consent. However everyone expects to be asked if they want themselves photographed, but now a day’s people just take the photo a person and go onto the next. They continue to do this several times. They see it as taking photographs of something they like. I'm even at fault for this.

This quote is also intriguing because many individual's life revolves around taking photos of anything, even to things that do not belong to them. For example, many people don't like the things they've accomplished to be photographed because they don't want someone else to copy their idea.

Both of these quotes were really intriguing because they are true. We take photographic images to add to our history and without realizing it we are invading certain people's privacy or accomplishments. 

This photo was taken in a trip I did to Mexico.  This is a very famous national park in Uruapan, Michoacán.