The photographic image... is a message without a code. Roland Barthes
Every part of the photographic image carries some information that contributes to its total statement; the viewer's responsibility is to see, in the most literal way, everything that is there and respond to it. Howard S. Becker
Once we came to accept the photographic image as reality, the way to its future simulation was open. Lev Manovich
When the object that is produced...the photographic image...has the ability to make tears come to your eyes; to inspire you to the point where you have to catch your breath, then nothing else matters. John Sexton