Image via: Context:
"The image is open to many interpretations, all of which are based on the context which surrounds (both literally and pictorially) them.
What we see is a relationship/interaction between a man and a woman. Beyond that the image can tell us nothing, everything else is supposition. The publications mentioned above use this picture, in one to illustrate or support an article about the evils of alcohol, and another to fortify an article about prostitution. It is easy to read either or both scenarios into this image, and many more besides. And so we begin to get an idea about how fragile the perception, or intended perception of an image can be, solely based on the paraphernalia contained within & surrounding that image and how context is added whether it is overtly deliberate or covertly subliminal."
"The image is open to many interpretations, all of which are based on the context which surrounds (both literally and pictorially) them.
What we see is a relationship/interaction between a man and a woman. Beyond that the image can tell us nothing, everything else is supposition. The publications mentioned above use this picture, in one to illustrate or support an article about the evils of alcohol, and another to fortify an article about prostitution. It is easy to read either or both scenarios into this image, and many more besides. And so we begin to get an idea about how fragile the perception, or intended perception of an image can be, solely based on the paraphernalia contained within & surrounding that image and how context is added whether it is overtly deliberate or covertly subliminal."
