Of all the addictions out there, photography doesn’t seem so bad. I’m curious about whether you have an audience in mind when you take photos and if that audience changes when you stop posting on Instagram. One of the reasons I’m not posting photos of Oaxaca is that I don’t want to “see” the city from the perspective of my online friends. At least not yet.
Good looking on that Radiohead album! The algorithm brought me a couple of those tracks and I’m embarrassed that I didn’t realize it was them. Like most Radiohead albums, I feel like it’s got some great hits and some misses.
That's an interesting question. I don't think I have an audience in mind, like I don't think I have a "people that like street photography so let me shoot street photography." I typically shoot what I'm interested in. So my photography, to me, represents what I'm thinking or feeling. For example, my daily "grind" of commutes in my car have become central to my workflow. Because it's by both necessity and I also think there are so many fascinating things I see out of my car window that are worth shooting. I have no idea if there's an audience for that but it doesn't stop me from shooting.
However, I usually do curate on IG for likes. And that's bad. And it's what I wanted to get away from. But things like Instagram haven't stopped me from actually going out and photographing things like graffiti and trash. The metrics say the audience (at least in my bubble) isn't there but I still love it.
I am curious to understand what you mean by "from the perspective of my online friends." As one of those people, are you saying my engagement influences what you would post? Why?
Sometimes I’m walking and see some street graffiti or colorful papel picado framed by blue skies and I think it’s a great representation of Oaxaca on Instagram for Americans. It’s like the algorithm went inside my subconscious. But when I talk to Oaxacans about their city, those aren’t the images that would capture their attention. They have more context so I could do a photo series about trash collection or pozos or political campaign banners that would have a different/deeper meaning for a local audience.
Of all the addictions out there, photography doesn’t seem so bad. I’m curious about whether you have an audience in mind when you take photos and if that audience changes when you stop posting on Instagram. One of the reasons I’m not posting photos of Oaxaca is that I don’t want to “see” the city from the perspective of my online friends. At least not yet.
Good looking on that Radiohead album! The algorithm brought me a couple of those tracks and I’m embarrassed that I didn’t realize it was them. Like most Radiohead albums, I feel like it’s got some great hits and some misses.
That's an interesting question. I don't think I have an audience in mind, like I don't think I have a "people that like street photography so let me shoot street photography." I typically shoot what I'm interested in. So my photography, to me, represents what I'm thinking or feeling. For example, my daily "grind" of commutes in my car have become central to my workflow. Because it's by both necessity and I also think there are so many fascinating things I see out of my car window that are worth shooting. I have no idea if there's an audience for that but it doesn't stop me from shooting.
However, I usually do curate on IG for likes. And that's bad. And it's what I wanted to get away from. But things like Instagram haven't stopped me from actually going out and photographing things like graffiti and trash. The metrics say the audience (at least in my bubble) isn't there but I still love it.
I am curious to understand what you mean by "from the perspective of my online friends." As one of those people, are you saying my engagement influences what you would post? Why?
Sometimes I’m walking and see some street graffiti or colorful papel picado framed by blue skies and I think it’s a great representation of Oaxaca on Instagram for Americans. It’s like the algorithm went inside my subconscious. But when I talk to Oaxacans about their city, those aren’t the images that would capture their attention. They have more context so I could do a photo series about trash collection or pozos or political campaign banners that would have a different/deeper meaning for a local audience.