We are asked to read Read John A Walker’s essay ‘Context as a Determinant of Photographic Meaning’, first published in 1980:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/19997617/Context-as-a-Determinanrt-of-PhotographicMeaningwps
Its an interesting piece describing how a photographic image can have different meaning in terms of its context and method of display ranging from the intimate to the public and even in the public arena how the image is seen changes in relation to the context its presented in and even how it has been circulated.
Walker addresses how a photograph has meaning to one person and how this can have multiple meanings to other people as result of their personal beliefs and histories.
Interestingly this piece is reviewed and question as to whether an image can have billions of meanings. Of course true even if the meaning are interpreted with a very fine difference.
An image seen with a open mind for the first time could also be interpreted differently if not viewed as part of a set or even in appreciation of a specific genre or overall theme the photographic artist is currently following.
In relation to this particular section of the course its helping us students to match the type or style of image perhaps to the correct method of presentation in the context of the the photographer expects the image to be viewed
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