("that has been"). For Barthes, the photograph provides an ontological assurance that the subject was indeed present before the lens. Similarly, André Bazin viewed the photographic process as a "molding" of light, where the image is a literal "fingerprint" of reality. The Digital Shift: A Crisis of Indexicality?
He didn't choose the guns or the ships. Instead, he scrolled to , a photo titled "Old Glory Protects Our Hospital." index of photo
