{"id":129144,"date":"2019-02-18T10:50:09","date_gmt":"2019-02-18T18:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=129144"},"modified":"2019-02-18T10:50:20","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T18:50:20","slug":"the-photographer-as-an-artist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/18\/the-photographer-as-an-artist\/","title":{"rendered":"The Photographer as an Artist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A silly bias in photography:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why aren’t photographers seen as artists?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore– why don’t we photographers see ourselves as artists?<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Honestly at the end of the day, I think being an artist is just having the courage to exclaim:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is my artwork — to hell what you think! <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Thus as photographer-artists, we must proclaim ourselves, we must affirm ourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The artworld hierarchy <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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To be frank, we photographers are pretty much at the lowest rung of the art-world totem pole. But does this matter? I think not. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why not? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We photographer-artists don’t require the approval of anyone else to assert ourselves as artists. We photographer-artists lie OUTSIDE of the hierarchy of art; we are strong and independent– and we don’t require the “approval” or “legitimacy” of anyone else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You got the power.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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If you see yourself as an artist, and if you proclaim yourself as an artist– how does your approach or vision to photography change?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is what I think:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. You take your “play” (artwork\/photo creation) very seriously. <\/li>
  2. You can allow yourself to indulge in any photo-related luxury. <\/li>
  3. You have a stronger purpose in life– to make beautiful artwork (through your photos).<\/li>
  4. You become more distant from the silliness of the ‘social media treadmill’ of photography. You disdain likes, and you build your own independent platform (blog<\/a>) for your photography. <\/li>
  5. You strive to impress yourself more and more in your photography, and care less of what others think.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    More photo thoughts to come!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    ERIC<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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