Susan Sontag Quote – Suania Duenas
“On Photography” by Susan Sontag is an article that illustrates how we perceive reality through “photography” and the role it plays in our lives. A memorable quote from her article is “Finally, the most grandiose result of the photographic enterprise is to give us the sense that we can hold the whole world in our heads -- as an anthology of images”.Photography has the power and ability to mean different things for different people, it creates a controversial world. While some prefer to stay away from the camera, other are rather addicted to it. Images are used for learning purposes, one can visualize and understand different cultures, animals, and their habitats, we can literally learn about the world. As a result, we feel that we have some kind of power and even control in our hands. In this selfie, I am in a place where I feel happy, free, in power, and in control. As you can see, I am wearing scrubs and I am next to a dental chair. I work in a dental office and I love my job, that’s why I feel in control and with power. I also decided to sit in a nontraditional way because I wanted to break a little the idea of “how women should present themselves”.
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