Strategies for creating photographic objects – an attempt at classification

Abstract

The article analyzes photographic objects, trying to propose a classification method in terms of their creation strategy, taking into account, first of all, the relationship between photography and an object. The author of the article distinguishes and defines four main strategies based on the analysis of selected photographic objects, as well as his own implementations. The main thesis is the existence of various creative strategies in which artists implement execute their concepts by using complementary features of objects and images. According to the author of the article, the analysis and appropriate classification of photographic objects may lead to the development of photographs' usage and knowledge about the perception of a photographic image in the context of architectural space.