Mirzoeff The age of Photograhy

Photography made the visual image available to all creating a new relationship between past space and time. At last everyone could record their life events and family occasions for future reference. Mirzoeff says that with digital manipulation  he believes photography is dead. It may continue to be used every day in increasing amounts with the use of mobile phones etc we all have cameras on us. But he states that photography no longer mirrors reality because of the manipulation that can take place. I would argue that the ability to manipulate images has always been possible even before the digital era. The fairies photos etc NEED EVIDENCE ********