I don't believe photography actually can represent reality in anything other than a purely transient sense (and not really even then), and once captured, an image no longer reflects current reality anyway. So I make no pretence that I attempt to portray reality; rather I try to portray my impressions. Sometimes that's close to what might be perceived as reality, sometimes it's not. I think Joe Cornish's comments in this week's edition sum up my thoughts rather nicely, even if I'm not at all sure his photos necessarily do.