“It was however the accuracy and detail of the photographic reproduction that seemed at first, to deny an interpretive dimension to the photographer. Photographs were just too vividly real to qualify as art. It was soon realised though by some photographers that the constraints of realism and detail were not necessarily draw-backs to the aesthetic presentation of an image nor restrict the photographer's creative role or his opportunity for social comment. Admittedly it seemed more difficult to express and interpret subjective perceptions in a photograph when the photograph itself so clearly represented the visual reality. But as photographic technology improved, the photographer found an undreamed of range of technical artifices with which to portray his aesthetic and artistic interpretations, almost as an instantaneous reaction, The interesting thing is that while the strictly scientific and technical nature of the photographic process might well have imposed restrictions on artistic expression, it turned out not to do so.” ― Bede Morris

— Images: illusion and reality by Bede Morris, Arthur J. Birch (Page 56 - 57)