摘要：Photography has partaken in the art with different ways and forms since its invention. Photography which was used as a supplementary material previously put itself in appearance in the art world in post modernism and therefore it strengthened its place in the indispensable elements of the art. During the postmodern era, witness function of an event was not valid anymore. During this era, as the originality of the photographic product was corrupted, the view that the art was only focusing on the repeated activity was dominant. Photograph products show themselves especially with recreation of the reality. Postmodernists use the photograph as the most important tool to translate their expressions. Artists preferred the photograph since it is a new discipline and open to many fields; it is easy to access; it is fast, consumption-oriented and reproductive. Cindy Sherman, Sherrie Levine, Barbara Kruger, Richard Prince are among the artists, who used the photograph as a translation tool in appropriation action.
关键词：Art, postmodernism, photograph, quotation, reproduction.;Sanat, postmodernizm, fotoğraf, alıntılama, yeniden üretim.
