The problem with photography these days is that many photographers fail when it comes to looking vs seeing. This is something that the great Mark Seliger understands in a way we don't really come across often anymore.

If you're wondering what I mean by that statement, you're hopefully going to get some valuable insight within these next few paragraphs. Humanity is designed to look at a scene and break it down into certain parts. Westerners often fixate on one big thing while those from Eastern cultures tend to look at the whole picture piece by piece. This is why lots of photographers also choose to simply capture what's in front of them. It's a much different process than creating. When you photograph something that's in front of you just the way you see it, you're capturing. But when you photograph something that you can't see, you're often creating. This is one of the many reasons why photographers love Mark Seliger's work -- because of his understanding and mastery of looking vs seeing. . thephoblographer.com

2024-2-27 14:00