The reality and the imaginary
Alison Jackson, the British photographer who is talented in creating images between imagination and reality. She successfully creates her fake paparazzi shots of celebrity look-alikes in her works. Many are very controversial but telling the truth which is in beyond our imagination and reality. I particularly like the following picture about Bush and Tony Blair. It’s absolutely true! Every image of Camilla she created, which is also not so impressive. It’s easy to tell how much Alison Jackson is not pleased with impression of Camilla. The idea of Princess Diana and Dodi Al-Fayed with their baby could be the real future scene if Princess Diana didn’t die. I think this is really the imagination and thought of many of those who adore Princess Diana. You may see most of Alison’s works in her official site. I am looking forward to her new works coming up in spring of 2007. Part of her new creative ideas will be with Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes as well as Paris Hilton. I can’t wait to see that.. 
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Very interesting art form, and quite imaginative.
How do we know, objectively, that the photographer “is telling the truth”? What I can tell is that she is a creative photographer, and she is not shy to use her works as political statements either to reflect her own belief or to take advantage of paparazzical controversies for her own benefit.
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What I mean by truth is about the truth of how people think of those celebrities in their mind. What she reflects in her images are not just her own thought, but telling what media expresses and thinking of people having in their minds.