between twins "Objective reality" and beautiful Lie - part 2

..there is no doubt that for documentary photography it would be a lie to dress up local residents in national costumes and distribute stone axes to everyone. In other words, about the plastic bottle in the frame - well, it’s just a “Shakespearean” question - “to remove or not to remove?” This choice must be made each time the shutter release button is pressed.

My opinion - It’s good if the author’s choice is made before going on set. Otherwise, it turns out “pseudo” of both, and in general it’s difficult to shot anything while hesitating and doubting. As with everything in life, you must initially choose your path. It is worth meaningfully separating artistic and ethnographic tasks. This is where the line between Art and Science lies.
In artistic photography, the author's interpretation of what is happening dominates. And if you want a clean picture, there is no question of the thorough reality of the story.
And genuine ethnographic photography, being only a mirror, is forced to change along with the changing world.

The division is delicate and conditional.
In the real world, it is impossible to completely separate anything into black and white.
It's all about the nuances. Ultimately, the talent of the storyteller wins
- Do I believe my eyes, do I doubt the story told by an eyewitness?

I am sure that the untouchable authority of documentary photography, Leni Riefenstahl, already had something to leave behind the scenes back in the 1970s with her incredible love for the purity of the photograph. But we love and are grateful to her for every photograph - truly artistic and documentary at the same time..
Internal honesty and love for the object of your research are important.
Then there will be fewer false pretentious “Artistic” inventions or ugly dry “Scientific photographs”.
Some initial reflections on this topic were here:
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a scene seen during a trek through the Indian mountains.
Interestingly, this secluded place was not reflected on Google maps for many years - it was perfectly hidden by the shadow of a large mountain.

"Real places are never shown on maps.." With this quote from Herman Melville, I want to wish interesting finds this weekend for all of us

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