A photograph passes for incontrovertible proof that a given thing happened. The picture may distort; but there is always a presumption that something exists, or did exist, which is like whatโs in the picture
Susan SontagPeople don't become inured to what they are shown - if that's the right way to describe what happens - because of the quantity of images dumped on them. It is passivity that dulls feeling. The states described as apathy, moral or emotional anesthesia, are full of feelings; the feelings are rage and frustration.
Susan SontagThe capacity to be overwhelmed by the beautiful is astonishingly sturdy and survives amidst the harshest distractions.
Susan Sontag