Is photography an elitist activity? Upper middle class? Does it need to be done with the best cameras and the best lenses?
In a recent post to a popular Facebook photography group asked a question about whether or not economic status should be considered
Anything short of saving the environment should take a back seat until we can get the environment back. However, if we are all on the same page, those other details will likely fix themselves. …citizens and photographers
I guess my thing is the planet…Hate, ignorance, war, denial, greed and are the stumbling Photography
Naturally, it would be important to know that the future was going to work out in a positive way. It makes sense that we at least look at what our science is telling us. Opinion is not an answer. ……………………I believe that Climate Reality is not fiction, it is not a hoax. I understand that it is here and realize it is real. To deny that it is not is a betrayal to humanity and to all life.
Seems to me that Walker Evans was saying that there are other………………the chances are you will never rise above the average photo-buff.
The subjects you choose and the way in which you make an image tell a lot about you as a person. Photography, self-expression, camera
Artists are generally only understood by other artists. Most people don’t get art at all – at least not enough to change their ways. Life is the same old story it has always been. Until the rest of the world sees the … the world will not change.
Art has been the barometer for all societies since the beginning. Yesterday’s art was about what the world was like. Today’s art is about the NOW. Tomorrow’s art will depend on what happens next.
If I have to explain it, it isn’t free to do its thing………The viewer brings their own history to the table. It is best when they are forced to think.