Originally Posted by
Jim Graves
You've attached an iconic photo of two famous people to buttress your statement that context matters ... but is that photo any less powerful if you don't know who they are? ... or when it was taken ... or what medium was used ... or who took the photo?
Does it add a point of interest that it is Lennon and Ono and that it was taken by Leibovitz ... absolutely ... does it make any difference what camera, lens, or film she used ... or where or when the photo was taken? Do those facts make it a better or more powerful photo ... I don't think so.
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