Currently, photography has turned into a social ritual widely practiced by the masses as part of their daily lives. People store their memories on a photosensitive film through their lens (images) and later convert them into image form (camera). They give credence to these images because they believe that the images will exist in immortality even if the event is over, while aging brains will drain away their memories. These images remember every single little thing, long after you've forgotten everything. Agreeing with Susan Sontag's idea in her essay entitled "On Photography", "The omnipresence of cameras suggests persuasively that time is made up of interesting events, events worth photographing" (311), N. Scott Momaday, Babbette Hines and Jim Nachtwey say people depend on cameras to chronicle the priceless moments that happen in their lives. The question is: Do all photographic images always portray the truth? Both the photographer and the subject have the ability to interfere with the outcome of the photograph. Photographers, being able to direct the subject or decide not to include certain unpleasant things in their photographs, have no more sovereignty than subjects who are free to choose their own poses and arrangements. In Picture Perfect, Hines acknowledges that we choose our truth: “You can even pretend to be happier than you really are…” (247). His idea, in fact, does not only apply to photos taken in photo booths but also to photography in general. We decide our facial expressions, behaviors and attitudes that conform to what we want to be seen when a camera is forced upon us; they are not meant to represent our sincere feelings. But that's not the end of the story, as ... middle of paper ...... calculate the result of their photography based on what they want it to be like being visible: they diminish unwanted acne, brighten the face and they make some parts look slimmer. Remove all unwanted objects and enrich it with extra ornaments. Perfectly done. But in the end, what about the truth of photography? Is it okay to make it hidden? The answer is so simple that many may have thought about it: they don't care. They are immersed in their thoughts of overestimating the role of photographs; the truth of the photographs is abandoned without being revealed as they are overwhelmed by the new look they have created. Photography becomes their vital mask, and they don't allow anyone to reveal it; they are masking the truth. Puzzled by other dark uses of photography, people unconsciously violate the main function itself: capturing and recording the truth of their lives. Ironic.