All portraits are there...

“All photographs are there to remind us of what we forget. In this - as in other ways - they are the opposite of paintings. Paintings record what the painter remembers. Because each one of us forgets different things, a photo more than a painting may change its meaning according to who is looking at it.” ~John Berger


I definitely agree with the first sentence. A main reason people take photos are to remember people. The second and third sentences I disagree with. I think that painting and photography are different but not opposites. I also don't believe that paintings are just relying on what the painter remembers. Most painters are sitting directly in front of the scene they are painting. Then, they paint what they see/what stands out to them using their own style. Photographers chose what they want in the photo much the same way. Also, one photographer may have a completely different style compare to another. And I believe that any piece of art can change meaning based on who is looking at it. The first painting that pops into my head is the Mona Lisa. This is one of the most mysterious paintings. There are so many interpretations on what the woman is thinking, who the woman if, if she even is a woman... So I do believe that paintings as well as photographs can be interpreted differently.