"Enfreakment of Photography"

Disabled people in society are always left out when it comes to photography. They are sometimes labeled as the "dead" people in society.People leave them out not just in pictures but also discussions. I think the reason behind them being left out is because people always perceive them as incapable both physically and mentally. They are considered as less them a human being. A disability such as a person that has amputated or leg that forces them to be stationary unless they have a wheelchair or something is view as incapable when it comes to walking/running in any way. Therefore, this transcends to them being left out because people always leave out people who are incapable. Photos are usually taken to magnify or focus on something or someone that is important. They are also described as "not having a role to play." In other words, they do not contribute to society in any way,shape and form. In fact, people often view disabled people as a burden on others. They constantly cause people to go out of their ways to help them. This are the unfair assumptions that people constantly make on a daily basis regarding people with disabilities.The only time someone would be willing to photograph a disabled person  is to focus on their disabilities. The are never photographed to focus on them as a person.

The term "social death" means that a specific person or group is dead when in comes to the social world. This person or group is exempted from all social groups and norms. There are considered the "odd ball" within the social world. They are looked at as abnormal. No matter how hard this person and/or group of people attempts to fit in, the more it seems impossible to them. When this quote is applied to the photo from Diane Arbus (with the freakishly tall man surrounded by what seems to be average height) this quote makes more sense. This photo main purpose seems to  magnify this man disability. In this photo, everything around this man seems to be very small compared to him. The furniture and the woman and man are very small in this picture. There role in this picture is to show the audience that this man is abnormal and does not belong. Instead of the photo attempting to magnify him as a person, it magnified his disability. This is a prime example of how photography labels disabled people socially dead.