{"id":118204,"date":"2018-11-16T11:44:32","date_gmt":"2018-11-16T19:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=118204"},"modified":"2018-11-16T14:20:40","modified_gmt":"2018-11-16T22:20:40","slug":"why-photograph-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/16\/why-photograph-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Photograph People?"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you desire to make immortal photos, photograph people.<\/p>\n

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Why I love to photograph people<\/h2>\n

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Dear friend,<\/p>\n

A simple thought I had today:<\/p>\n

\n Why photograph anything besides people?\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Which means:<\/p>\n

\n Photos of people are always the most interesting.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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What types of paintings last?<\/h2>\n

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When I look at all this old-school Renaissance painting– the only ones that really last are the paintings of people.<\/p>\n

For example, Mona Lisa. Sistine Chapel (full of people\/angels).<\/p>\n

The photographs that generally last are the ones of people as well. For example, the photos of Henri Cartier-Bresson<\/a> which involve people. The portrait-photographs of Richard Avedon<\/a>. The people in Diane Arbus<\/a>‘ photos.<\/p>\n

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Everyone still likes to look at landscape photographs and paintings (they give us a sense of ease and relaxment), but I think the photos, paintings, and pictures people are truly interested and impressed of are of people– our fellow human beings.<\/p>\n

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There is nothing more fascinating than (another) human being<\/h2>\n
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Why are human beings so interesting to other human beings?<\/p>\n

To me it is simple:<\/p>\n

\n We depended on other humans to survive and thrive.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Humans weren’t designed to appreciate or make art. Humans evolved certain faculties (sight, smell, movement) which have been “hijacked” in order for us to create and appreciate art.<\/p>\n

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The interesting thing about pictures, paintings, and photographs of people:<\/p>\n

\n At least in the next 3,000 years– humans will still look (relatively) the same.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Humans will always admire and prize other human beings much more than anything else in the world.<\/p>\n

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No human would desire to be alive if they were the last person on planet Earth. All humans desire other humans.<\/p>\n

No matter how many iPhones, Lamborghinis, Gucci Wallets, or gold-money you give another man– they would not care, if they had no other humans to appreciate these things with (or show off to).<\/p>\n

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Make humans your focus<\/h2>\n
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Thus as a simple idea:<\/p>\n

\n If you want to make photographs that will stand the test of time, focus on photographing humans.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Shoot street photos of people, photograph portraits<\/a>, photograph fashion<\/a>, photograph documentary projects, photograph other humans in any way.<\/p>\n

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Of course you can photograph other stuff. But if your desire is to make immortal and legendary<\/a> photos,<\/p>\n

\n Photograph people.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

BE STRONG.
\nERIC<\/p>\n

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