photography and identity

photography

• invented in 1839

• image created by light falling on a light-sensitive surface, usually photographic film or an electronic medium such as a CCD or a CMOS chip

• it allowed

  • ability to capture motion

  • document a split

  • second of time

  • allowed for the wide
    circulation of images

identity

• identity is

  • the distinguishing character or personality of an individual the fact of being who or what a person or thing is the way we perceive and express ourselves

• persona- role that one assumes or displays in public or society; one’s public image or personality, as distinguished from the inner self