Originally Posted by
h2oman
After taking photography fairly seriously for 15-20 years, I have found that photographs that are admired by photographers are not always appreciated by those who are not photographers. Conversely, photographs that elicit oohs and ahhs from non-photographers are often disparaged by "serious" photographers. As a personal quest I ask myself if I can make those images that manage to thread the needle of having both artistic integrity and mass appeal (or at least appeal to open and inquisitive non-photographers).
This may be a moot question, given that, even among photographers, consensus as to what photographs have merit does not seem to exist. It is something I think about because I now (in retirement) have time to go to the trouble of sharing my work beyond, say, Facebook and this forum. What audience am I looking to share with? And how far do I want to go in giving them what they want, if it is not entirely congruent with what I want them to see?
I'm just rambling here, but am interested in hearing the ramblings of others, if you can manage to make any sense of what I'm trying to get at!
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