What is new is ruining what came before
DSC_0745, originally uploaded by Fadzly Mubin.
Teluk Ketepang beach, Kuala Terengganu, East Coast of Malaysia.
Taken with a Nikon D50 and AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6G lens
Today so many pictures are being taken that no one is really interested in what has gone on before. Man's witness of his own times dies with him. Added to that, the technological advances in camera design have made photography seem easy. It has become so popular - so used and abused - that because of its popularity, it is in danger of losing its own self-respect as well as the trust and confidence of viewers in its veracity and artistry.The problem here lies in the fact that this was published in 1968, almost forty years ago, and says exactly the same thing. (It was written by Cornell Capa, Robert Capa's brother.) Now what I see is a trend here. People always say what is new is ruining what came before. But if it was that bad in 1968, it can't be that much worse in 2007. It's just complaining, if it was a famous person complaining in 1968, and it has never meant anything.
Labels: AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6G, Landscape, Nikon D50, Philosophy of Photography, Photography
