Using the notes, summations, and the conclusions your made by reading Roland Barthes, write an approximately 1,000 word essay (total) addressing within it the following four questions:
1.) For Barthes, what is the nature of the photographic image? In other words, how does it work as representation?
2.) For Barthes, how are photographs to be understood? That is, how do we encounter it? What are their weaknesses and strengths in terms of representation, and what do we need in order to unlock these representations, to ‘read’ them?
3.) What, for Barthes, can photographs uniquely offer us? What is their power? Are all photographs equally powerful, and if not, why?
4.) Lastly, after you consider Barthes, what do you think he is missing about the photographic image?
5.) Do not simply answer the questions, write your response as a singular essay. Please check grammar and syntax. Make sure your essay is clearly and logically laid out and readable.