Why do you photograph?

[Walter Calahan]

'Cause I'm a lousy accountant, and too lazy to be an engineer. HA!

[jnantz]

I'm not sure. but I think its mostly because im bored., I like to tinker and it's fun

[Heroique]

Secret reasons:

— I like the look of my hardrock maple tripod supporting my cherry wood camera.

(What could be more beautiful? )

— Composing images on the GG gives me the pleasant illusion that nature is mine to control.

— Watching images appear in the developer tray … no words can describe the magic. None.

[John Jarosz]

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...seeing what things look like when photographed
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Garry Winogrand always said he photographed "to see what things looked like when they were photographed.

Heroique:— Watching images appear in the developer tray … no words can describe the magic. None.

I love this aspect of photography as well.

[D. Bryant]

I'm interested to hear why you photographers out there photograph.

To make a picture.

What drives you to go out and do this?

Usually my car.

Don Bryant

[aduncanson]

Striving to master something restructures your brain and develops skills. And photography (like reading and music) seems to develop far more interesting skills than mastering video games.

[rdenney]

Beats the hell oughtta me.

I also can't stop playing music, and I'm certainly no good at that, either.

When I figure it out, I'll let you know.

Rick "who has tried, unsuccessfully, to stop making photos on several occasions" Denney

[Scott Davis]

All the above. I originally started learning photography so I could be "good enough" to take photos to use as subject matter for painting and drawing. Then I pulled the first roll of film out of the developing tank and saw that wow, I actually made it work! And the first print that materialized in the developer tray was the final bit of magic that convinced me I needed to do more than become functional - I wanted to MASTER this medium. One discovery has led to another, which in turn spawned another path for me to pursue, and here I am almost 20 years later, shooting a 14x17 and making gum and platinum prints.

[reyno bundit]

because its a great chalenge

[David Low]

Because the possibility of taking a photograph, makes me look at things more intensely. Even when I don't have a camera with me, I am sometimes planning out what I could do, and what might be interesting, if I come back with one.