How a Photograph Becomes a Statement

Two photographs can be equally strong in composition, light, and technique, yet only one continues to unfold after the first impression. The difference often lies in what the elements of the frame are actually doing. To make that difference easier to see, I separate four functions: subject, attribute, relation, and inflection. They are not stages of artistic development or measures of merit. They show what a photograph rests on and whether that matches its author’s intention.[Read Mo