At the start of the process, the artist (HCB) recognises the picture he wants to capture with “yes!…yes!…yes!” (as he put it). Would you say that artist and viewer are recognising the same thing, that there is in fact something independent of both that each recognises? I can believe in there being a visual form that appeals to both parties, it’s the recognition bit that bothers me. It seems to imply that this something exists before the photo is taken - in which case, what is it? A bundle of shared cultural references?