“Photography deals exquisitely with appearances, but nothing is what it appears to be.”-Duane Michals.

I agree that when dealing with photography nothing is what it appears to be. There are many cases, no matter the subject, when photography creates a new outlook or image, even when looking at political photographs. Although those photographs are very powerful and evoke strong feelings, they were meant to do this, it did not necessarily naturally occur.  Or when dealing with something as simple as everyday objects, photography turns these things into something different, making them appear to be more or less important than they actually are. By this, I do not think that photography is negative, but it is only a representation of reality.