Images portray visual perception of persons, places, events, animals, things and the like
Real images
Pictures which depict visuals of objects or happenings that exist in real life
Make believe images
Pictures which illustrate something that is not real, though they may have some realistic features
Purposes of images
To educate or inform
To entertain
To persuade
Examples of images that educate
Actual magazine photos featuring tourist spots
Infographics about climate change
Examples of images that entertain
Actual photos of persons caught in funny situations
Animated images of superheroes in comics
Examples of images that persuade
Actual photos of damaged respiratory organs due to excessive smoking
Exaggerated images of corruption illustrated as editorial cartoons
The word 'image' came from the Latin word 'Imago' which refers to any item that depicts visual perception such as a photograph or other two-dimensional picture resembling an object
