#17 “Photography, as we all know, is not real at all. It is an illusion of reality with which we create our own private world.” Arnold Newman

The photographer has control over a multitude of things when taking a photo. Both in the moments leading up to the push of the button, and afterwards, when they edit. They can choose what they want in the photo to begin with, the kind of lighting, what colors to bring out and what distractions to remove.

I think we also tend to photograph objects, people and places as we would like to remember them, whether it is truly an accurate depiction or not.

All of these things considered, that is how we create our own little illusion.