Yet certain types of images have yet to earn our distrust. It’s natural to question the veracity of photographs. Yet this neutrality is illusory: satellite imagery is constructed by systems which do not simply present but also interpret and transform the raw visual data, affecting how and what we see. Easy access to satellite imagery has indeed provided us an apparently infinite source of information about the surface of our planet. Once limited largely to weather forecasts and military operations, satellite-based photography has in recent years become an integral part of our daily lives through Google Earth and other networked mapping services. Offering what can appear an almost definitive god’s-eye view, and avoiding the subjective biases of human picture makers, machine-made satellite images might seem the ultimate example of neutral, just-the-facts visual documentation. I am thinking especially of satellite photos. Yet certain types of photography have yet to earn our distrust. In our image-saturated culture, it’s natural to feel skeptical about the veracity of photographs - we understand that an image shows nothing more than a decontextualized slice of space, a particular spot at a moment in time. SlideshowMishka Henner, Fuel Station Dronrijp, Friesland Haagsche Schoolvereeniging, Den Haag, South Holland SlideshowMishka Henner, Prins Maurits Army Barracks, Ede, Gelderland SlideshowMishka Henner, De Peel Patriot Missle Site, De Peel Air Base, Limburg SlideshowMishka Henner, Staphorst Ammunition Depot, Overijssel SlideshowMishka Henner, NATO Storage Annex, Coevorden, Drenth SlideshowMishka Henner, Cedar Point Oil and Gas Field, Harris County, Texas SlideshowMishka Henner, Natural Butte Oil Field, Ulintah County, Utah SlideshowMishka Henner, Wasson Oil and Gas Field, Texas
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