Wemightthinkofthisas a newphenomenon, butfarfromit.
私たちはこれを新しい現象と考えるかもしれないが、そうではない。
TakethisportraitofAbrahamLincolnfrom 1860.
1860年のエイブラハム・リンカーンの肖像画を見てみよう。
Itlookslike a straightforwardimageofoneofAmerica's greatestpresidents, butaswe'lldiscover, thisportraitis a turningpointinthehistoryofcampaignphotography.
Theyhadmisapprehensionsaboutwhetherhewasdignifiedenoughtobe a nationalcandidate.
彼らは、彼が代表候補にふさわしい品格を備えているかどうかについて誤解していた。
Toconfronttheseconcerns, Lincolnacceptedaninvitationtodeliver a politicallectureinNewYorkCityataneventthattookplacehereat a privatecollegeknownastheCooperUnion.
Hewasveryawareofthecamera's abilityas a toolofhistory, andhebasicallycasthimself, in a sense, as a historianwith a camera, thathefeltthatpreservingthefacesoftheindividualswhowereimpactingthenation's directioninhistorywasanimportantroletoplay.
Thisiswhatreallyissortofthedemocratization, I think, ofphotography, isthisabilityfor a verylowpricetonotonlyhaveyourownportraitandportraitsofyourfriendsandfamilymade, butalsotobeabletocollectimagesofthepeoplewhoareleadingthenation.
MostAmericanswerenevergoingtoseeAbrahamLincolninperson, butnowtheycouldactuallyown a photographofhimthatwastheclosesttheyweregoingtogettohavingthatin-personexperience.
Thisphotographservesas a kindoflaunchingpointfortheideathatpresidentsnotonlycanbutshouldtakesomecontrolovertheirpoliticalimage, andthatcontrolhastostartintheprocessofthecampaigns.
In 2008, theObamacampaigntookgreatadvantageoftheriseofsocialmedia, theriseofmobilephotography, digitalphotography, andtheyintegratedinto a reallysuccessfulcampaignsothatbythetimeObamabecomespresident, right, heistheselfiepresident.