As American philosopher Susan Sontag – among others – reminded us, there is no neutral way to picture reality. The photographer’s eye and his mind’s eye’s point of view through which he/she looks at reality is always in the middle, directing gaze, adding interpretation to a seemingly – but only seemingly – ‘objective’ act of perception. Different perspectives, different intentions, different interpretations … the wealth of the eye.

Digital photography has exploded the amount of pictures taken around the world. Social media have brought them together, now what? Recreating reality ? Creating alternative realities? Microsoft developed Photosynth, but now the image gurus at Adobe have also joined the race to the next visual killer app.

Inspired by Bladerunner tech envisionments, Shai Avidan, joined by MIT’s Bill Freeman, recently showcased Adobe’s new Infinite Images technology at their MAX Europe conference in Milan (MAX blog). Check out the video as well as John Nack’s post here.

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