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Why do you Art?
Lance, Enjoying Copious Pollen@Curator It's been suggested that the photos I make aren't art. And maybe they're not. But I photograph because I have to document things in the world I see. I love the act of making photos.
Morag Perkins@analogfusion WHO SAID THAT? I just want to talk to them
*readies the big foam cluebat*
@moragperkins It's a long story, but it was a comment in a mass email from the director of a local arts organization I belonged to.
It may not have been directed solely at me, but it was clear I was at least among the intended audience. I just wish they'd made the submission guidelines explicit so I didn't waste time and money on printing and framing.
I didn't bother renewing my membership after that event. 🤷♂️
Colorblind Cowboy@analogfusion @moragperkins That doesn’t sound right.
@colorblindcowboy @moragperkins Apparently they don't like straight photography, but that wasn't anywhere stated in the entry guidelines.
@analogfusion @moragperkins WTF is straight photography? Sounds like a club I wouldn’t be a part of and wouldn’t have me as a member.
@colorblindcowboy @moragperkins My term, not theirs. What she said was something like: We're not looking for random photos you took while walking around.
In other words, they apparently wanted stuff that mashed up different media, or prints you peed on or some such thing. I'm not really sure exactly what they wanted. All I know is a carefully edited photo wasn't it.
@analogfusion @moragperkins Ohhhhh.... “fīn art photographé.”
@analogfusion @colorblindcowboy FFS that was unnecessarily bitchy of her 🤬
Even if it’s not the style they’re after there are plenty of polite and encouraging ways to say it. This ain’t it!
You’re definitely better off without them, in settings where you skills are nurtured and encouraged rather than just dismissed out of hand.
Jim Graves@moragperkins @analogfusion @colorblindcowboy There's nothing wrong with photographs taken whilst wandering around. I do it all the time. If an organisation wants a certain style for an exhibition, they should make it clear instead of being snarky about it.
@Jim_Graves @analogfusion @colorblindcowboy exactly. About 90% of my work is “photographs taken while wandering around”! And wait until they hear about Henri Cartier Bresson
Greg Pak@moragperkins @Jim_Graves @analogfusion @colorblindcowboy just chiming in to say photographs taken while walking around are pretty much my favorite kind of photographs to take and look at
@Jim_Graves @moragperkins @colorblindcowboy That's exactly my thinking. I don't have a problem following guidelines (or choosing not to by not submitting).
I don't claim to be at his level, but I enjoy listening to Brooks Jensen's "Lenswork" podcast. He often talks about PBWA: "photography by walking around." Arguably, he's an established fine art photographer.
Valerie 📸@analogfusion @colorblindcowboy @moragperkins 99% of street photography is random shit walking around. They should have told you first. Sounds like a local art fair I went to that had people who entered Microsoft backgrounds and won prizes. Sheesh.
joel b@colorblindcowboy @analogfusion @moragperkins it’s merely photography that uses no convex nor concave lenses. No refraction either.