I’m glad you also understand photography as a point of connection, rather than a distancing mechanism. There are uneven power dynamics at play in social and photographic interactions but taking photographs is a way to connect with the world and people. It’s can be a way to address and negotiate these complex interactions among individuals. I have an underlying interest in the instrumental use of photography: how images can bring about small changes and participation. To return to your question, yes, you project onto the world around you when you photograph, the image is a combination of what is immediately visible and your imagination. The photograph becomes a fetish object that carries a magical or spiritual force.

- Corrine May Botz

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