"What the Eye Does Not See"

"What the Eye Does Not See"- Ossip Brik


I found Ossip Brik’s article to be the most interesting. He has a great point when he explains that the human eye cannot see or record what the camera is able to. While reading this article it made me think back to Sontag’s reading about photographic seeing. She thought that seeing photographically was almost an issue for people. I disagree with Sontag and believe that Brik makes some great points in his article What the Eye Does Not See. The camera is able to capture certain viewpoints that the normal eye cannot see. I think that seeing photographically is an amazing trait that someone has. We see things differently than most people. Ossip Brink explains that seeing this way is acceptable. He believes that everyone should try to see past what the normal radius of the eye is capable of. Seeing through the camera, not just when photographing, but in everyday life, is something so intriguing to me. Brik thinks that the photo-eye must create their own point of view and I can’t agree with Brik more about this o