Sometimes the simpliest image sends the biggest message. The arrangement of passport size photographs of those who died in Vietnam was extremely powerful. It was arranged like a high school year book reminding people that these soldiers were young men who died for our nation. The computer allows photographers to create images that never would exist. It incourages imagination and urges people to look at images from another perspective.
Computers also allow the flexibility of combining words with images.
The photographer plays a role similar to that of an autho r in this case. Computers also allow photographers to use images to represent ideas. An example of this is the composite figure of a warhead. This image was used to represent the number of warheads from each country during this time period. This image represents a form of hyper-photography.