tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post5462440232429629317..comments2024-03-26T23:27:56.399-07:00Comments on B: "Photography never interested me"Blake Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187987264904729243noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-893547139643389742009-05-18T12:15:00.000-07:002009-05-18T12:15:00.000-07:00Cheers Blake. Great writing again.Cheers Blake. Great writing again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-86240944567738594332009-05-17T20:43:00.000-07:002009-05-17T20:43:00.000-07:00I agree, Bryan, the split between amateurs and pro...I agree, Bryan, the split between amateurs and professionals in photography is interesting. While I wouldn't say that life as a professional necessarily leads to boring photos, I think many of the iconic photographs in history have been made by amateurs. By amateurs I'm including all the photographers of independent means who devoted their lives to photography even if they didn't depend on it for income. Money seems to be a wormhole for quality, shifting aesthetic spacetime. I think the best work is done away from its gravitational pull.Blake Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187987264904729243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-22293284093881488512009-05-17T09:34:00.000-07:002009-05-17T09:34:00.000-07:00Last year it was Roger Ballan, and this year Jacob...Last year it was Roger Ballan, and this year Jacob Holdt. Both are iconoclast's who worked outside of the traditional photography industry.<br /><br />It really makes me question whether coveting a a life as a professional photographer makes you a boring photographer.<br /><br />Time and again, the most interesting, distinctive photographer's seem to be the one's who distance themselves from any sort of financial dependence on photography....BryanF.http://bryanformhals.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-19957723901193391772009-05-17T09:33:00.000-07:002009-05-17T09:33:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-29568177630847247612009-05-17T05:05:00.000-07:002009-05-17T05:05:00.000-07:00Excellent post - especially since I have never he...Excellent post - especially since I have never heard about Holdt. I have just spent a good hour or so looking through the site and there is a great deal more of course! Something to bookmark and explore...<br /><br />Thanks again, Sean.Seanhttp://pentimento.squarespace.com/noreply@blogger.com