I have to be very blunt right now: the art side of the photography world is quite sucky right now. Everywhere I look, someone is trying to be an idea of a photographer but is really just working to get the most attention on themselves that they can.

In turn, the modern photographers has truly hurt themselves so much in their quest for attention that they've forgotten about authenticity. In a phone call with a friend the other day, I asked him about why he needs so much outside validation for his images instead of just being confident that it's the best work that he can do. His answer is like so much of what everyone else says: he didn't know. We can all admit that camera technology has majorly improved in that autofocus has gotten better, we can see more details in low light at faster shutter speeds, we can gather more details overall, and there are more things that can be done in-camera than was possible before. But despite this, as much as photographic tools and instruments have gotten better, photographers haven't gotten better. They're too busy pandering to a social media algorithm that doesn't care about their work. . thephoblographer.com

2025-3-10 07:00