HT1118 - The Essence That Cannot Be Photographed

In fine art photography, we talk a lot about distilling to the essence. But there are some essences that simply cannot be photographed. Love is a good example. Love is an emotion but it's not a visual thing. We can photograph the manifestations that are motivated by love, the kiss or the hug come to mind, but these are not love itself. And one of the problems that this presents is that manifestations of an emotion can vary by culture.