exquisite photographs

“Photography deals exquisitely with appearances, but nothing is what it appears to be.”~Duane Michal

I think that there is more truth than not in this quote. In a world where all images can be doctored or totally even fully digitalized, there are very few images that are what they appear. Not only can photos be enhanced color wise, they can be restored, have other images added to them and a multitude of other options by anyone with access to an editing program such as photoshop. But I can't help but think that this is one of the main appeals of this medium. You can take an image that has no interest what-so-ever and change it into something that can move hearts and souls.