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Give me art!

March 17, 2002

Give me art! After roaming through Etherfarm's Gestalt, a collection of his photos, I've realized I need to be taken photos a lot more often.

There is just something about great photography that hits me harder than any other kind of art. I think it's the ability to capture an actual event at the perfect angle or moment. You can alter real life a bit through your camera, but for the most part you have to deal with what you're given. It's not that photography is more challenging or even consistently more interesting; it's that it's real.

I feel awkward saying that because I always criticize reality tv and people who prefer a story that actually happened. Photography is finding a moment in life that no one else sees and capturing it. If painting or any other kind of art could replicate life as closely as photography I would probably give that a shot too. (This is probably why I like Chuck Close and other photorealistic painters).

I don't really have a conclusion to my vision of photography, but I just need to get back to taking more pictures and I think once I get into a big city I'll start up again. Or maybe I just need to do a few photo safaris in Madison. If anyone is up for one let me know.

Comments (2 comments so far)

Comment #1:

Capn,

I dunno...photography and reality are only as related as one thinks they are, and this is especially true with digital photography. There's much philosophy written on this subject.

I mean, one could say that "photography is finding a moment in life that no one else sees and capturing it" as much as one could say "photography is about making a moment in life..."

In any case, I wish you luck with your photographic endeavors. Shoot often and shoot everything.

[and thanks for mentioning etherfarm]

Posted by resonance on March 18, 2002 at 10:26PM

Comment #2:

and btw, the photographs you have here are quite wonderful.

Posted by resonance on March 18, 2002 at 10:26PM

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