Context is very important in photography. In the photograph “Wrong” by John Baldessari in 1967, without context it looks like a very poorly taken picture, with every “rule” of photography being broken and everything seeming a bit off. Knowing the context, like how the picture is titled “Wrong”, meaning the photographer purposefully meant to make everything a bit off and bad looking, it helps the audience appreciate the photo more by knowing that the bad parts of it are intended. Sometimes, a bad picture can be a great one if the context supports or amplifies the piece, and thus the story behind/that comes with it.

Works Cited

“Context – its about the title – Blog Post 1” ISB, https://dx.isb.cn/dash/#/classroom/648607/sections/lesson/344114/page/344116. Accessed 22 August 2024.

Baldessari, John “Wrong” Photograph. Dragon’s Exchange, ISB. Accessed 22nd August 2024, https://dx.isb.cn/dash/#/classroom/648607/sections/lesson/344114/page/344116/edit, 22 August 2024.