Gabrielle Dapremont | Filmemories

Capturing “Reality”

This series explores the inherent falsities in photography’s portrayal of reality. While cameras are often associated with capturing real moments, every photograph is shaped by the photographer’s choices—framing, lighting, editing—whether intentional or not. Photography is never a neutral record; it is always a filtered perspective.

Using the compositional technique of “frame within a frame” literally, a blue photo frame becomes the focal point within the camera’s view. This object serves as a reminder that a photograph is not a firsthand visual experience but an object—something that can be printed, framed, and displayed. Rather than an authentic replication of reality, photography inherently alters and distances the viewer from what is depicted.

A subject interacts with the photo frame, physically moving through it—further emphasizing how reality, as captured in photographs, can be manipulated and interfered with.

By recognizing photography as a tool for visual communication rather than a direct reflection of reality, this series challenges the viewer to consider the medium’s capacity for distortion and constructed perception.