What is Photography for you?

What is photography all about? And what is it for you personally? Questions that you might have asked yourself before and found or not found an answer to. In this video I want to share my own thought process to come up with an answer for what photography is for me.

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[joseranov]

what you said, "fear of losing a precious memory", that is photography for me. simple, but i like it personally.

[sanketmodi]

Photography is the satisfaction of viewing your clicks over and over which you think is the best picture .

[someoneelse]

Photography is to me what a dog is to others. It faithfully accompanies me in good times and bad, reflects my feelings and keeps me moving.

[Wrzlprnft]

Photography for me is capturing my perception of a beauty of the world. So, very in the moment during the process, perceiving the world with intent. And if a photo works out, then it is a tool for someone else to have a peak at how i see the world.

[courtalton]

Photography for me is all about keeping memories and evoking a feeling within a photo or even a video. I really enjoyed reflecting on what photography means for me so I appreciate you for posting this! Great video as always! (Edit) also congrats on almost 10k subs!!! You deserve sooo much more

[rameshkumarthakur]

Photography for me like stress relieve.

[nikolatomasic]

Photography for me is just taking my camera out, go to nature, go outside, take a walk, emerge in sound and weather, taking memories not photos, without post procesing and editing, sometimes you get nice photo, sometimes just blury reminder of a wonderful experience, just enjoying like a kid who got new sports or cartoon sticker for his new album, this is how I feel when I shoot new image. Just enjoy the moment and forgotten about YouTube, Instagram, likes and social media, enjoy photography.

[RohamBroccoli]

«Moment capturing» for me was a first stage. After done it in 13 years, now I feel that Im in other stages.
Lets start with being «healthy». Yes, when I take photos I walk, alot.
«Meditating»: for me it is not about sitting in a dark room and making wierd noices, I go out. I walk.
«Being creative»: Potography making me creative. Im thinking out of the box.
«Being social»: Im outside with follow photographers.
And at the end: All those «keepers» are the icing on that huge cake🎂

[carmenfissenden]

For my party it is documentary. Mostly of the grandchildren out and about in coffee shops or shopping centres . Also the woods and NT properties . This leads in too my secondary interest that once had been my primary choice : street . This enables holidays to be embraced in these activities, whether day outs or for longer.

I am looking to create timeless pieces that will tell a story and capture the development of these little people as they grow. The best of this photos go in to photo books and their number is growing . Nobody does photo albums anymore it seems : hence, the photo book being the replacement of such ideas, where we stuck and saved our prints.

You make some interesting points that should evoke many to question why they take photos . There may be some who just say they love just making images, but if they were to drill down a bit, and this goes for all those whose primary use of a lens is on their phones, they would find that we all share a common goal when we take a photo. What we do with those images defines the type of photographer we want to be . So, thank you for asking the question .

[Emeny]

Just by seing the title i would say its escape for me. Freedom for whatever you imagine and just capturing unforgetable moments

[jessegrey]

I love telling stories but iv never been good with words. This is my way of telling people’s stories in a creative and informative way

[julianlaparan]

I think it is something that makes you think and try to find something cool and interesting out of something that everyone else thinks is boring and looks over

[AlGreenLightThroughGlass]

Pretty much agree. For me a journey, an exploration of ideas that tells part of the story that the viewer can complete for themselves.

[nicoledawkins]

I resonate with a lot of things you said and I really enjoy your photography, for me at first I instinctively assumed I took photographs to show others and document the world how I personally view it but when looking deeper it’s more about photographing a world I dislike and turning it into something alien.

[hardene]

I love the topic. For me Photography is all about the expression of interest and the freedom to create. There are many definitions out there and I think it fits with whatever a person thinks of photography. Good discussion as always Teo!

[jayhaa]

Very well said bro. I seem to find pleasure into knowing that ill look into my photos in the future making my future self feel nostalgic.

[koichikun]

for me when I'm creating photography it's about capturing something that evokes a feeling in me most of the time, occasionally it's about documentation. when I'm consuming it I'm looking for something that draws me in, that makes me want to be in that time or place. Or that makes me feel something. when I'm going through my own work it's to see where I was at emotionally or creatively at that time or to recall old memories. overall for me I'd say for me photography for me is an emotive exercise something like meditation, relaxation and or self reflection. depending of course on what I'm looking at or creating.

[skybiege]

Personally, it is a passion fueled by my own style and pecularities. Everyone has its own preferences when it comes to taking photographs and that’s what makes us unique.
Photography is me as seen through how I edit pictures. Photography is what makes me excited everytime I take a walk in nature to look for something that could capture my heart!

[gc]

I’m just getting back into film photography. My first SLR was an Olympus OM2n which my father bought for me in the 90s when I started art college.

For me photography became really interesting when it was a medium to start my creative process. I could use the image to create mixed media artwork, combining it with other processes. The photo itself isn’t used in print form, but “copied” and “reused” in other creative ways. Photocopying, screen printing, stenciling etc.

Otherwise, I only use photographic images to capture memories and places.

[latifaabdullah_]

I did not ask myself this question beforehand, but I can consider photography more than a means of preserving memories, it is the transfer of reality to a different, more expressive and emotional.