PHOTOGRAPHY IN 100 WORDS..

For instance, some said they fell compelled to photograph because of their fascination for the subject or to investigate a situation.  During the process of creating images, one said he felt awakened; another experience wonder; another melancholy.  When discussing working methods one photographer wanted to be experimental, one worked in surreptitious way and another used a subtract process to arrive at his final images.

Photographer often had very different ideas about what they wanted to achieve.  Some sought to offer an opinion or insight and others to celebrate a place person, or the beauty of nature.  Alternatively, some wanted to raise awareness or provoke a response and were motivated by anger about wars, families and environmental issues.  Others invited us to consider abstract ideas, such as identity, ambiguity, irony or the use of metaphor..

Although many of photographers were very different in their approach and results, and the genres they choose to work within, i found the same kind of words often reemerged in different contexts.  Several photographers talked about serendipity or luck when capturing a particular moment or when overcoming a technical challenge to create an image.  Many wanted to express empathy, a connection, an engagement or a sense of having a dialog with a subject.  They had a sense of curiosity about the world, they wanted to explore, discover or ask question. 

xoxo, 

Amie green.