Photography

The invention of the camera allows any moment in time to be visually frozen for eternity. This gift of immortalization, however tempting, is now overused by men; with such great supply of pictures, the demand is low. Photographs, such as the one below, can have a obvious meaning and effect on its audience, but unlike paintings and true works of art, do not send actual emotions to a viewer. The image below would likely shock an audience at the monstrous acts taking place in the death camps in nazi-controlled Europe, but does not give any information or perception on how the creator of the image perceived his subject or his subject's situation.

Holocaust prisoner at Camp gusen, Austria.