Category Archives: Philosophy of Photography

Learn to See

I’ve been processing a lot of primate shots lately and the comments I’ve gotten often make me think about how the image is being received by viewers, why I took it, and whether the intention of the photographer behind the lens really does effect the photos we get. Bear with me for a minute while...

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“It’s just a pet photo” – Content and the Photographer

Whether you just dabble in pet photography or it’s your main source of joy (and income), it can sometimes feel like you’re a leper amongst other online photographers. As a reader and participator in many photo forums, I have no doubt that the least appreciated and least respected ‘genre’ is undoubtedly pet photography. It gets...

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Captive

I found an interesting article about the ethics of photographing captive animals at NatureScapes.net – “Can Photographing Wildlife Models make Conservation Sense” The article is quite timely considering my decision to raise extra money for Gorilla Conservation, and is something all zoo and/or nature photographers have to consider. An animal in a zoo is always...

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The Controversial Elitist

Ever since the digital camera entered our world, hobby photographers began multiplying everywhere like tiny, annoying little rabbits. The cost of film disappeared, the auto button became the answer to everything, and around the globe half blind grandmas and annoying Uncle Bob’s became instant geniuses (well, to their family at least). In 2003 when Canon...

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