Contemporary Photography

1 Do you think that people are better at photographing their own countries/cultures or those of other people? Why?
2 Do you agree with Sontag that photography records only the way something looks but not the way it actually is? Why or why not?
3 Which of these New York School of Photographers is most controversial or interesting to you? Why? What similarities or differences can you find among them?
4 Would you consider yourself more of a conceptualist or a traditionalist (aesthetic-based) viewer? Why?