Quote by Marshall McLuhan

The photograph reverses the purpose of travel, which until now had been to encounter the strange and unfamiliar.

The photograph reverses the purpose of travel, which until n

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This quote suggests that the invention of photography has changed the purpose of travel. Traditionally, people would travel to experience new and unfamiliar places and cultures. However, with the advent of photography, people can now encounter and explore these unfamiliar aspects of the world through photographs, without physically traveling. The quote implies that photography diminishes the need for travel and replaces the act of encountering the strange with a visual representation of it. Thus, photography has reversed the traditional purpose of travel by allowing people to access the unknown without physically experiencing it.

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