What We Assume From a Picture: The Power and Limits of Before-and-After Images
At first glance, the image appears simple: a woman walking out of the water, the horizon blurred behind her, the ocean calm but expansive. She is wearing a red-and-white striped bikini, her posture upright, her expression focused and distant. Yet the photograph does not exist alone. It is framed by labels that suggest a timeline—before and after—inviting … Read more