This isn't a post to puff myself up that much, despite the title...
I had an exchange with a friend on the weekend, which followed over briefly to Facebook Messenger, she has sometimes told me that the photography I post on my account inspires her and brings cheer to her day (me?), given that many of my photos are rather gritty and rather urban
Her: Thanks James, I always find what you are doing fascinating. You make the everyday fresh - which we so often miss out on
Me: And I often think of what I do as ordinary (which is in a sense what I think)
Her: It’s not ordinary - it’s insight. To pause and take that moment to ‘see’.
She had also told me on the weekend that she is dealing with long Covid and having some struggles with that, and it was clear that in her recent health struggles the photo I take make her day
Then tonight, thinking along those lines, I followed my nose over to another account of a friend, a friend who has been dealing with cancer the last few years and has told me much the same thing, in different words... I was aware that he wasn't well recently and had not seen any recent activity from him on my account, he often liked my photos and/or made a comment... I discovered that he passed away on June 1
I had texted him on May 18 regarding my photo show and on that day he was in a hospice so I knew he wasn't well...
And I can tell you about other people who tell me that as well, perhaps other people who don't specifically tell me...
I still don't feel good quite often about my photography, I certainly don't fit neatly in specific genres (which likely guarantees more popularity, if I even care any more)... But, if I think about people in my life (who aren't photographers, maybe are) who enjoying seeing my interpretation of the world, that is enough, should be enough... And my fan club is rather small, but that's totally okay
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And maybe I should post more in the media section of the website, I always forget to! When I try to handle too much social media my head gets a little "spinny"
I had an exchange with a friend on the weekend, which followed over briefly to Facebook Messenger, she has sometimes told me that the photography I post on my account inspires her and brings cheer to her day (me?), given that many of my photos are rather gritty and rather urban
Her: Thanks James, I always find what you are doing fascinating. You make the everyday fresh - which we so often miss out on
Me: And I often think of what I do as ordinary (which is in a sense what I think)
Her: It’s not ordinary - it’s insight. To pause and take that moment to ‘see’.
She had also told me on the weekend that she is dealing with long Covid and having some struggles with that, and it was clear that in her recent health struggles the photo I take make her day
Then tonight, thinking along those lines, I followed my nose over to another account of a friend, a friend who has been dealing with cancer the last few years and has told me much the same thing, in different words... I was aware that he wasn't well recently and had not seen any recent activity from him on my account, he often liked my photos and/or made a comment... I discovered that he passed away on June 1
I had texted him on May 18 regarding my photo show and on that day he was in a hospice so I knew he wasn't well...And I can tell you about other people who tell me that as well, perhaps other people who don't specifically tell me...
I still don't feel good quite often about my photography, I certainly don't fit neatly in specific genres (which likely guarantees more popularity, if I even care any more)... But, if I think about people in my life (who aren't photographers, maybe are) who enjoying seeing my interpretation of the world, that is enough, should be enough... And my fan club is rather small, but that's totally okay
...And maybe I should post more in the media section of the website, I always forget to! When I try to handle too much social media my head gets a little "spinny"
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