Are photographers loners?

[Diane Maher]

Because many of us photographers go out shooting alone, are we loners and does this permeate other parts of our lives?

[Bill_1856]

An excellent question!

[jim kitchen]

I am a bear magnet, that is why I am alone, while hiking in the mountains...

jim k

[Joanna Carter]

You've obviously never been to one of our UKLFPG get-togethers. We even have a Tearoom Appreciation Sub-committee

[Vick Vickery]

Probably...I know I value my time alone, but that probably has alot to do with the fact that I do Real Estate Appraisal and Architectrual Photography from a home-based office. I find that I like working by myself (actually, I just don't like working for a boss) and in the summer when my wife is off (High School Computer teacher) I find her presence in-and-out of my office disturbing to my concentration.

But, on the other hand, when not working I like to be around other people, such as a visit to the Yacht Club bar or dinner out with wife and friends. Hmmmm...I'm confused!

[venchka]

Probably.

[IanG]

I guess so Maybe that's why I escaped getting married for 53 years

I make my best images when I'm on my own, I can soak up the atmosphere relate fully to the landscape.

Luckily my wife likes the landscapes I visit & photograph and leaves me to it, she'll happily sit and read if needs be. And a bonus with my current project is we can often sit/stand or whatever after in an empty ancient Greek ampitheatre and read poetry to each other afterwards (sometimes Greek poets like Ritsos etc).

So yes being a kind of loner helps, but I'm as happy on my own with no real dialogue for weeks as I am in vibrant lively company.

But when I'm shooting it's me alone, I prefer it that way, even when in a group of photographers few will have realised I was there earlier, maybe a day or two before and made my images. That happened recently (APUG Spring Cornwall visit) and no-one went remotely near my view-point, which was interesting.

Thinking back to a John Blakemore workshop (late 80's) and a field trip, I stumbled on John hiding away having a smoke, we sat and talked about this & that but also how making images is a solitary pursuit.

Ian

[Bruce Pottorff]

Yes

[Jiri Vasina]

Landscape photographers - Yes.

Me - Yes.

People (company) are for other [pas]times...

Jiri

[bvstaples]

Not always...

But I tend to be, especially when photographing...

Now may I please be left alone?