Hi Scott.
Thank you for replying to my posting.
I'm glad we're both in agreement on this issue of what meaning a photograph can convey. I didn't intend to single your "White House" out as the only or worst example of a mis-leading image. Rather I see it as I see many of my own fotos. And I wonder how something like a beautiful sky, which your foto certainly has, relates to the abandoned farm house. Does it mollify the sadness of a family no longer there or does it increase, by it's contrast, the sense of loss ?
As a photographer I feel a responsibility to respect my subject matter while encouraging the viewer to reflect on it's significance. I'm glad you do, too.
Richard