The difference between a photograph taken by an eyewitness to an event and painting depicting the same event is that the is a primary source because the photographer is present during the actual event while the painting created later from the event is a secondary source based on the primary source.
<h3>What is a primary & Secondary sources?</h3>
Basically, a primary sources refers to a direct and firsthand experience about an event, person or object.They are often an original materials on which a research is based such as Memoirs, diaries, interviews and surveys.
Also, a secondary sources means any interpretations, analysis, evaluation and summary of primary sources such as textbooks, bibliographies, reference books, magazine articles etc.
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