PHILOSOPHY AND PHOTOGRAPHY: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Abstract

Photography has become one of the creative impulses of man. Man is an intelligent and a creative being. Creativity is part and parcel of man. The philosophy of photography showcases human creativity and creativity is a universal human phenomenon. The pace at which creativity can be accomplished is greatly determined by the social structure and functioning capacity of society. The objective of this paper is to critically examine that the philosophy of photography is epistemologically and contextually- based. The emergence of photography reveals the normative outcomes of the modernization process. Creativity showcases people's level of consciousness, wellbeing and fulfillment. The modernization process implies accepting the fact of continual and sustained change and human growth. The uniqueness of photography is based on the assumptions of the possibility of the active creative force man in a new world order. Photographic practices require aesthetic judgment based on the premises of universal intelligence and the quality of human life and existence. Photography as an offshoot of human creativity is closely related to cinematography as one of the works of art. The works of art are always made public. Photography is subject to perception, representation, superficiality and artifactuality.This paper adopts the analytical framework in examining a contemporary significance of photographic practices. Photography requires profoundness, astuteness, deepeness, uniqueness and dexterity of human creative impulse. Photography is made possible through the emergence of intelligent machines known as computers, robotics and cameras. Photography remains one of the avenues in which mankind keeps memories of events in the past. It showcases the critical importance of the passage and ontology of time. This paper concludes that photography remains one of the major triumphs of mankind.The findings of this paper are that (1) human beings should never undermine the power of the camera; (2) photography requires perceptional representation; (3)photography is language itself and it is public; (4) photography has esoteric revealing; (5) photographic practices are multidimensional; (6) photography is a new theory in the field of philosophy and (7) photographic practices require caution in order not to spark off intra/intertribal and international wars. This paper recommends that the camera should serve as an instrument for human betterment and happiness; and that photography should serve as a unifying force for peoples of diverse backgrounds, culture and tradition and it could also be an avenue for people to express purity of intention and common destiny.