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<\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\nThis is why a lot of us are attracted to “unposed” street photography<\/a> — it somehow feels more ‘authentic’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But I desire to re-write the rules of ‘authenticity’ in photography. Any photograph that you shoot [you are the ‘AUTHOR’– same root word as authentic] is AUTHENTIC!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\nFurthermore, the point of photography isn’t to create a factual depiction of reality. Our duty as photographers and artists is to RE-INTERPRET reality. We as photographers appropriate reality [as our visual lego bricks] to create artwork which is beautiful in our eyes!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\nERIC<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Photolosophy<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nDiscover more personal meaning in your photographic life with my course: PHOTOLOSOPHY ><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Photograph.<\/a><\/li>
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- Introduction to Photolosophy<\/a><\/li>
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