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They say that photography is about portraying an ´instant´, of capturing ´the moment´. There´s no more retrograded and out of date explanation of what really photograph is today. And with the social network boom, especially since the growth of Facebook, the resource of photography has surpassed the expectancies of its supposed function of ´capturing´ and ´portraying´. Photography today is a daily part of our social interaction in the networks. Of course, you see the photos of families, friends, acquaintances, concerts and so on on the net, but this is well above the mere image. Photography today is used as a constructing resource of image and discourse on a personal level, levels which are alarming and which generate plenty of questions. All in all, little is studied about these phenomenons and their reach. Today, common citizens strive to potentiate their social image and character from their network profiles. What´s offered to the eye is not what´s real but, what is it? There´s no sure condition on the image which is presented and about it, the whole world can draw conclusions or comment, reproduce the image to others, or mention themselves in it. And so, from an image, more texts and other images, comments and discussions are generated. The fiction which is produced from these portraits which seem everyday like, can be taken to extreme fiction which many people consume in a lot of their time. Producing an image with resources such as Photoshop and other programmes is now in everyone´s reach. Virtual and reality are confused, and what was just a ´portrait´ is now a confusion or unfolding or ideas... read more