Richard Avedon Quote

 "A portrait is not a likeness. The moment an emotion or fact is transformed into a photograph it is no longer a fact but an opinion. There is no such thing as inaccuracy in a photograph. All photographs are accurate. None of them is the truth."

    Avedon's quote contradicts itself twice. He states that there is no such thing as inaccuracy, yet none of them tell the truth. Does this mean that what is accurate isn't what is true? Maybe. 

    This quote does make sense though. Images like this photo from my digital photo 1 series capture an emotion, and looks to be taken straight from a film with actors. Of course this is just an image of toys standing in front of a fire on the Forest Volleyball court. It displays no truth as to what it actually is, but it creates a story on it's own. And sure, the photo accurately displays what I, the photographer had intended. 

    I think the point of Avedon's quote is to say that a photograph is accurate, but will never tell what entirely happened, or is happening. They don't ever tell the full story, as they are just a glimpse into what someone is going through or experiencing. These photos may even be forged realities, like people only posting happy things online. The point is, an image will never tell the full and only truth.