The photographer projects himself into everything he sees, identifying himself with everything in order to know it and to feel it better.
Minor WhiteWhile we cannot describe its appearance (the equivalent), we can define its function. When a photograph functions as an Equivalent we can say that at that moment, and for that person the photograph acts as a symbol or plays the role of a metaphor for something that is beyond the subject photographed.
Minor WhitePhotographers who come up with power never get accused of imitating anyone else even though they photograph the same broom, same street, same portraits.
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