Everytime I take a picture and make it look beautiful, I advertise what's on it. That is why I don't do photographs like this one anymore.
Sometimes we see things that make for amazing photos, even though they are bad in reality. Dying people, terrible industry, poverty, decay and so on: It all can become kind of acceptable and we even find beauty in it! To me this is a perversion.
This Combinatul (more about its history here) is a good example. It looks absolutly stunning in a photography-sense, but it is actually a symbol for greed and the destruction of our enviroment.
I'd be interested to hear your opinions about the ethics of taking pictures.
Disclaimer: I am not a documentary photographer; I look for peace, beauty and equilibrium beyond our reality, and I do find it in abundance!
My dear friend, I don't agree with people taking photos of bad things or less favored people just to show off. But photography can be a weapon to denounce atrocities and social problems. Look at Salgado at the mines, or Dorothea Lange with her photos of the Great Depression. One thing is the "Instagram" thing, and people acting like paparazzi, another different thing is people who make a serious job and make the difference through their photos.
I think this post of yours is the last case. By posting it you are denouncing the problem. It's serious., and people see the difference.
I made a post on Steemit with my vision about this theme, but can´t find it anymore.... But the link to it on my website is this one, if you bother to read it.
http://www.isabelnolasco.com/by-loving-photography-so-much/
Nice text on your blog @nolasco. I fell in love with photography at the age of 12, and it has been a very strong relationship ever since.
I started the above line of thoughts after realising that Magnum photographers came up with the strong rough contrasts to depict more of the roughness of war; but a few years (or decades) later it had become a much-loved aesthetic, and the grittiness wasn't perceived as this anymore...
I'm still for shoot-what-you-love in photography though.
I'm also for that. I can't make my mind about an area or other, as what I love to do is to photograph. I'm a late bloomer but I've always loved photography and wanted to know how to. Life brought me to other paths but I've realized that I could still learn and follow my passion. Thanks for elucidating me and for reading my post!
Difficult question. I really like the picture, it indeed looks great (I think it has a bit of a Mad Max feel to it).
Now I don't think it makes the mill look attractive or acceptable in any way. People might have different reactions of course, but in my opinion, the way you shot it makes it look gloomy, and you can tell it's damaging its surroundings. Hopefully it can strengthen the viewer's appreciation for well-preserved nature.
Mad Max feel! I obviously can't hide myself ;)
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nice picture btw, you should take more like that :)