In his book Camera Lucida, Roland Barthes mentions two elements in photographs: Studium and Punctum. The first is the apparent subject, what is being studied. The latter is a very significant element that hits the viewer between the eyes once realized. Your mosquito is the punctum of this photo. Interesting.
In his book Camera Lucida, Roland Barthes mentions two elements in photographs: Studium and Punctum. The first is the apparent subject, what is being studied. The latter is a very significant element that hits the viewer between the eyes once realized. Your mosquito is the punctum of this photo. Interesting.
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