Photography Dilemma: A Crisis Of Confidence

Since the birth of photography, it has been regarded as most trustful media of the reflection of reality because of the visual expression is comparatively close to the world we've seen. However, the "crsis on trust" was arosen when people started questioning the truth og reality through photography and doubting the deviation between the "reality" shown in images and the real one when technology is getting updated.Rome was not built in a day, this issue of trust has been showing up during the process of its own development. Science gives an essential contribution on the development on photography, which gradually progressed more advanced and began establishing its and own logic of the language to represent the reality through documentatary, imitation and even re-creation with the elements from reality. Because of the limitations of photography on its imperceptibly appeared process, which does not make "reappear" from the reality to match the true "reality". Reviewing the true facts in photos, it's contradictory to say that photography provides a fundamental approach for people to understand the world, but also creates the barrier between people and the reality.According to the theory written by a famous American media scientist, Fred: Ritchin, photography is promoted into "Photography2.0" era, which is an era of mass interaction on network platform. Everybody can spread informations included text and images instead of receiving only. Such "reality" boom leads to the massive distrust in photography. Nevertheless, it is difficult to conclude whether the trust on photography could be re-established.On the specfic aspects on reality cognition like journalism, the trust on photography is hopefully reshaped and rebuilt in the future, by the means of profound research, deep insight and even discovery of evidence.