Reading your post and your idea that interesting > beautiful reminded me of how often I’ve been captivated by broken-down things and forgotten places (it’s actually something I photograph and write about quite often). They’re anything but beautiful, yet they awaken the spirit, a childlike curiosity—and because of that, they become deeply interesting. 😊
Love this! I think the more I’ve looked into it I’m similar
Interesting has always drawn me, my sweet spot is a mix of both but never just beauty. Even my best sunset frames have an interesting element to them to keep someone engaged.
When you take a good shot of something that is not considered as beautiful, it is like slap on your face, because you suddenly realize that there are many things that deserve admiration 🤗
Yeah of course but I think it’s societal we praise beauty but only surface beauty. We used to praise beauty that was also interesting now regardless of what if it’s beautiful it’s fine if it’s not interesting
That’s true. What comes to my mind regarding this topic are - wrinkles. They are “not beautiful”, however, they make photo beautiful and more interesting. But for those people who cannot see it, they look old and unwanted:)
Yeah I get that because in that case the person either doesn’t like then or doesn’t care but the crowd always find wisdom and beauty in it. I have a photo of an elderly women in Vietnam that was taken for that exact reason
I liken this to films. Many churned out by Hollywood look beautiful in that they are incredibly well lit, colour graded, featuring attractive actors etc, but the story may be utterly forgettable. Then you could have a film made on a tiny budgets with none of the polish, yet you find yourself thinking about again and again due to the strength of the story.
A good photograph is a good story, or at least an invitation to one.
Absolutely love this line! It’s an invitation right, because we’re not here to tell, we’re here to make and if people get something from it then it’s amazing
Reading your post and your idea that interesting > beautiful reminded me of how often I’ve been captivated by broken-down things and forgotten places (it’s actually something I photograph and write about quite often). They’re anything but beautiful, yet they awaken the spirit, a childlike curiosity—and because of that, they become deeply interesting. 😊
Love this! I think the more I’ve looked into it I’m similar
Interesting has always drawn me, my sweet spot is a mix of both but never just beauty. Even my best sunset frames have an interesting element to them to keep someone engaged.
When you take a good shot of something that is not considered as beautiful, it is like slap on your face, because you suddenly realize that there are many things that deserve admiration 🤗
Yeah of course but I think it’s societal we praise beauty but only surface beauty. We used to praise beauty that was also interesting now regardless of what if it’s beautiful it’s fine if it’s not interesting
That’s true. What comes to my mind regarding this topic are - wrinkles. They are “not beautiful”, however, they make photo beautiful and more interesting. But for those people who cannot see it, they look old and unwanted:)
Yeah I get that because in that case the person either doesn’t like then or doesn’t care but the crowd always find wisdom and beauty in it. I have a photo of an elderly women in Vietnam that was taken for that exact reason
100%!
I liken this to films. Many churned out by Hollywood look beautiful in that they are incredibly well lit, colour graded, featuring attractive actors etc, but the story may be utterly forgettable. Then you could have a film made on a tiny budgets with none of the polish, yet you find yourself thinking about again and again due to the strength of the story.
A good photograph is a good story, or at least an invitation to one.
Absolutely love this line! It’s an invitation right, because we’re not here to tell, we’re here to make and if people get something from it then it’s amazing