The Metaphor of a Photograph: The Relationship Between Philosophy, Art, and Digitisation in Photography

Abstract

What is discussed in this  paper is about photography and photos from the point of view of philosophy and Art. This research uses the method of study of literature (library study ) from a variety of sources such as journals, books, scientific articles and so on. Since the invention of photography, debate on the ontological status of the photo as an image of reality has become the center of attention of the experts of philosophy and theory of visual. On this occasion, the understanding of images and photography is discussed based on the views of Husserl with the concept of noèma and noèsis, Heidegger, Sartre, Flusser and many others.  On the other part, it is also explained about the influence of quantum theory on the development of photography which is related to the discourse of art and development of current digital technology, which leads to occurrence of psychosocial changes of  the society in the form of "post human¹," "post industrial²,” "post  historical³,”  and “decontextualising⁴."

Keywords: Photography, Philosophy, Art, Photos, Digital.