It may be seen as a contradiction for some but for others it can be a must. Today there is a lot of “influencers” that are more in search of a “blind” appreciation rather to start a two-way conversation in exchange of ideas and impressions. These ones love to listen to themselves and consider their surrounding people as noisy echos of their selfish world. My perception of them may appear a bit extreme but you have to admit that it is not far from the true.
The quality of influence that we are transmitting around ourselves is very variable and cannot be really measurable most of the time. It is because of the complex nature of humanity which is a kind of mosaic that changed constantly. Photography allows us to “freeze” certain moments and be able to analyze them with more attention and accuracy. That is why still photography had played and is still playing a strong influence over its audience.
There is no subject that photography will avoid to approach and is trying to leave a tangible testimony. It is an integral and traditional part of the practice of the medium. It is true to say that this diversity of subjects and genres depends at its start on the different photographers and their own context for creating their pictures. But we can easily stated that the action of photography should stay inclusive independently of everybody first interpretation. Exploring the subject is certainly of a wider interest than simply exploiting it in a narrow view.
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If you reunite the intention to be influential with the need to be inclusive you will broader the impact of sharing yours pictures and their interpretation of any subjects or contexts.
Photos Daniel M
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I understand what you’re saying Daniel, I hadn’t really thought about it that way before, but now that you mention it, I recognize it and have seen it myself. At the same time, I have to be honest: it’s also a very tempting and almost invisible trap for ourselves. When you blog and publish photos, there’s always a desire for some level of recognition—but of course, it’s important not to let that go too far.
You’ve written a powerful article here, Daniel—one that gives plenty of food for thought. Thank you for that.
Wishing you all the best,
Marc
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Hi Marc, I agree entirely with you that our human nature is looking for some kind of recognition that motives us to pursuit our passions and to share them. It doesn’t prevent us to stay auto-critical and to stay open for different ideas and interpretations. In one word, we have to simply overcome time to time our personal “echo room”. Thanks again for all your support and have a nice day, Daniel M
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Pas faux. C’est vrai que pour ma part j’ai tendance à m’écrire plutôt qu’à écrire. L’écriture aussi basique soit-elle est un exutoire pour évacuer une certaine routine du quotidien. Je vis chaque écrit plus comme une bouteille-capsule temporelle jetée à la mer que comme une voie d’échange maritime vers des traversées photographiques. Les passants téléchargent les fichiers rassemblant mes réglages photos sans mot dire, sans frapper à la porte le temps d’un café ☕. Souvent je me dis “à quoi bon”, mais comme je ne cherche pas vraiment à influencer ou à lancer un dialogue, je me contente de parler ou de crier de temps à autre dans ma forêt imaginaire, et ça me convient très bien. Mais je comprends tout à fait votre point de vue et votre besoin de l’échanger avec autrui.
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