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The Art of Photography => But is it Art? => Topic started by: Brian Carey on April 13, 2011, 10:05:47 am

Title: The Power of Photography
Post by: Brian Carey on April 13, 2011, 10:05:47 am

JR's TED Prize wish: Use art to turn the world inside out
http://blog.briancareyphotography.com/2011/03/power-of-art-photography.html

Personally I don't care if you call it art.

Title: Re: The Power of Photography
Post by: RSL on April 13, 2011, 10:31:59 am

Brian, I suspect everybody is happy to know that.

Title: Re: The Power of Photography
Post by: Rob C on April 13, 2011, 12:06:41 pm

Yep, the Sun is shining more brightly than it was this morning; I went to the airport with sweatshirt and multi-pocketed waiscoat (I usually wear it to pretend I'm a PJ or perhaps just because it saves me worrying about putting a wallet in one hip pocket of my Levis and the car keys in the other, both of which render sitting less than comfortable; or even safe, for that matter), but returned home in brilliant sunshine with perspìration where it isn't particularly helpful.

Now I'm sure you're all delighted to learn that, are you not?

;-)

Rob C

Title: Re: The Power of Photography
Post by: RSL on April 13, 2011, 01:11:45 pm

Right, Rob. I was almost as eager to know that as I was to know whether or not Brian cares about calling photography art.

Title: Re: The Power of Photography
Post by: Brian Carey on April 13, 2011, 07:36:03 pm

Sorry guys if I struck a nerve. I was trying to embed the JR video but I don't think you can at least I couldn't figure it out. I noticed that even Chase Jarvis thinks this is a great video!

Title: Re: The Power of Photography
Post by: ChrisS on April 14, 2011, 03:50:37 am

I enjoyed the link - thanks for posting.

Why don't you care if they call it art? (Not that you should care, but you make the point that you don't...)

Title: Re: The Power of Photography
Post by: Rob C on April 14, 2011, 03:51:48 am

No, no struck nerves, Brian. It's just that LuLa offers a wonderful canvas on which to scribble one's own moments of frustration, boredom or even downright desperation.

In fact, that's one of the great things about this site: you can wake up as blue as a jay and yet, within minutes of getting the blasted computer to waken too, your mood can be lifted and the day turned sunny.

I love this place.

Rob C

Title: Re: The Power of Photography
Post by: brianrybolt on April 14, 2011, 05:08:29 am

Thanks for posting Brian.  Very impressive - his vision & outcomes.

BR

Title: Re: The Power of Photography
Post by: sushil handa on April 22, 2011, 06:40:21 am

Brian,

I call Photography an art for sure. Even wikepedia says the same: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photography

Warm Regards,

Sushil Handa