I’ve been photographing for about twenty years and only recently started to become a good photographer. Who is a good photographer? This is the one who knows the answer to the question "why." Thanks to blogging, I gradually (not immediately) began to understand why I was photographing at all.
For me, the meaning of a single photo without text has almost disappeared. No, of course, it has not completely lost its relevance as art, but has faded into the background. Reportage and documentary photography are very complex genres not in terms of implementation, but in terms of comprehension.
I used to take pictures for myself, now more for people. I learned to tell stories a bit with the help of photos. Ideally, of course, tell interesting stories about the fate of other people, but for now I can only express my thoughts or tell about my travels.
It turns out that I am still not a very good photographer: I am no longer working for myself, but so far I am talking only about myself.
So far, I’m getting something like entertainment content. Far from serious. It is necessary to work harder, train and, of course, change the vector.
Or maybe I just need to expand the range of topics.
But even now I have rethought a lot. I almost stopped photographing solitary landscape postcard pictures, although I did not stop loving it. I can’t imagine a photograph without accompanying text, without any story. For several years, this has formed a certain algorithm of actions in me. I know exactly where I’ll go, I know exactly what I need to photograph and then I know exactly how to write about the trip. This is a kind of planning. Elements of spontaneity and obscurity by itself have not gone away! So, over time, it turned into a full-fledged work. I became a little more and a journalist, and I definitely like it!
The fact that no matter how much I tried to write about people, it turned out to be the most unclaimed material. Everyone is accustomed to seeing me as a landscape painter and does not want to accept a reportman in me.
It takes time, more effort and a change of audience. I may even have to start working from scratch for the name of.
And for this, most likely, I will have to change the city of residence and work.
Otherwise there will be stagnation, and then degradation.
Life already gives me various grace periods.
But soon day X should come.
By the way, I did not say a word about the texture. It is not difficult to photograph them, they cause not so much emotions, practically it is not necessary to think.
It is just beautiful and nothing more.
It’s more difficult to shoot nature’s graphics. There is something to ponder over and efforts must be made to make a series of worthy photos.
