Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Nice, but What is It?


Is it obvious what this photograph depicts, and does it even matter? It may not matter much in the grand scheme of things, but "Nice, but what is it?" can sure be an annoying question when you show off a set of abstract photographs. As the artist, you might prefer discussing gesture, emotion, form. But the idea that photographs are and index of reality is hard to shake. This can work to the photographer's advantage, too, of course...