{"id":95482,"date":"2018-06-16T01:55:06","date_gmt":"2018-06-16T08:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/16\/what-is-your-personal-photography-philosophy-2\/"},"modified":"2018-06-16T01:55:06","modified_gmt":"2018-06-16T08:55:06","slug":"what-is-your-personal-photography-philosophy-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/16\/what-is-your-personal-photography-philosophy-2\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Your Personal Photography Philosophy?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Why do I make photos? To change the minds, hearts, souls, and perspectives of others; while also giving me more appreciation for my own life!<\/p>\n

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Lewis Hine once said,<\/p>\n

\n I make photos for two reasons: to show people what needs to be changed, and to show what needs to be appreciated.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I think we all should adopt a similar philosophy: using photography as a tool to communicate our worldview, perspective, opinion, and ideas with others.<\/p>\n

For example, for my SUITS<\/a> project, I sought to show the pain, misery, and slavery of modern day work. This is how I felt when I was employed at a 9-5 job:<\/p>\n

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Also, for my Only in America<\/a>project: I wanted to show social inequality, injustice, and what I consider to be unfair in American society; which I hope changes:<\/p>\n