what if
I should start by saying that I love the idea of newspapers. Of documenting the community. Of witnessing history and recording it. Of informing. Of challenging.
But recently I've been a little disappointed with the reality of them.
Maybe this happens in other professions, too. But I notice it more in the one I'm deeply entrenched in. But lately, there seems to be a shift towards quantity over quality. A question about keeping up with the Joneses the youtubes the TV stations. A certain satisfaction in settling for mediocrity.
Sometimes I wonder about life after newspapers. The great what if. The scariest being: What if being a newspaper photographer has done irrevocable damage to my spirit and stunted my growth as a photojournalist?
But recently I've been a little disappointed with the reality of them.
Maybe this happens in other professions, too. But I notice it more in the one I'm deeply entrenched in. But lately, there seems to be a shift towards quantity over quality. A question about keeping up with the Joneses the youtubes the TV stations. A certain satisfaction in settling for mediocrity.
Sometimes I wonder about life after newspapers. The great what if. The scariest being: What if being a newspaper photographer has done irrevocable damage to my spirit and stunted my growth as a photojournalist?
posted by m at
12:19 AM
3 Comments:
I think it's just like a plant starved of water. start getting water again, you bloom.
What if being a newspaper photographer has done irrevocable damage to my spirit and stunted my growth as a photojournalist?
If you're thinking this, then it's probably already started to happen. It happened to me and it happened to too many of my friends.
Sometimes I wonder about life after newspapers.
The good news is that life after newspapers can be even more rewarding. I've been able to build a business that allows me to document people's lives - ...documenting the community. Of witnessing history and recording it. - It's different from newspapers, I am now witnessing family history and preserving it for future generations.
I am able push myself as far as I want. No one is telling me I can't do something. Nothing is holding me back except my own vision and ambition. My photographs are not seen by millions of people, but the people who do see them value them.
m,
I just returned from breaking free of the newspaper, but it only took me about 6 months to realize that I lost touch with the photo community not to mention the community I live in and document - that, my friend, was much harder to stomach than any building mug or business portrait.
Enjoy your life...your work...what you've created with apad.
Doing what we do is worth it.
Chip
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