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My practice is rooted in street and documentary photography,understood not as storytelling, but as contact. Photography began as an index: a physical trace of the world, produced by light touching a surface. Before it became an image, it was evidence. Before it carried meaning, it occurred. Over time, photography shifted from index to icon and…

Below is a semiotic interpretation framed as a historical argument about street and documentary photography, using Peirce’s triad: index, icon, symbol. 1. Origin: Photography as Index (Substitution of Painting) At its birth, photography – especially documentary and street photography – was understood primarily as an index. Historical role: The photograph said: I was there because…