I don't think that they really think that photography is over, they aren't sure if it's really art. IMO, the fact that they are taking the time to ask the question means that they are concerned about the status of photography in their world.
Photography is many things to many people, and most of the time it isn't art, no matter what we as photographers try to make ourselves believe, and try to convince others. I consider it like architecture. Most of it is functional, some is pleasing, and very few examples are what you'd call art, but when a photograph becomes art, it transcends the medium and becomes something beyond the original purpose. Look at Vermeer's work. His paintings are in galleries, and he is one of the masters, but he didn't set out to create masterpieces for us, he was painting portraits on commission for paying clients. Perhaps one day photography will have a legitimate place in the art world that is widely recognized, it is way to early to say either way. On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 2:45 PM, Bob W <p...@web-options.com> wrote: > There must be a lot of empty space in San Francisco waiting to be filled > with something that rhymes with bullshit. Another example of the art world's > inability to understand photography: > > <http://www.foto8.com/new/online/blog/1166-is-photography-over> > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Aloha Photographer Photoblog http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
