Infinite.
Is this the beginning of a greater story of this child's life? Is this the end of a tragedy that has a positive ending? Why is the toddler sitting down? Why is he looking up? Is it early or late fall? What part of the county is he or she in? There is no correct interpretation of what any one picture means but a million different things can be said.
Communication is not all about a dialogue, monologue, or words in general. Those are three very important parts of communication but having a different perspective on what things mean creates a unique experience with every moment of everyone's life.
Connections to images are unique to each person and can reveal a lot about a person, but what is their story and why does it contribute to their interpretation? A Rorschach test or an ink blot test is often used to explore the deeper meaning behind what someone is thinking. A patient's response to the ink blots on a paper reveal their story like an interpretation of a picture.
Photographers also take on the responsibility of telling a story when they publish a photo. There is an experience behind every photo and it allows for a greater creation than just pixels on a piece of paper.
Without story tellers, communication would be nearly impossible because there would be no common stories to tie together the individual stories of each person or each photo. Pictures give us that common story and adds to our knowledge of the greater world.
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