tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065891981694873040.post5065253754055279155..comments2023-11-29T12:11:31.303+01:00Comments on Across Cultures: David Batchelder: TidelandHans Durrerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720281375780098886noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065891981694873040.post-78691612317559706142015-11-08T08:18:46.623+01:002015-11-08T08:18:46.623+01:00Thanks for the critical notice of my book Tideland...Thanks for the critical notice of my book Tideland. The concern about what makes a "professional photographer" has interested me also. But, now that I am back doing serious camera work after being away from photography for 30 years, the more pressing question for me is: is there an aesthetic in photography? I am consumed by this question- aggravated when so often I see rather banal images presented in journals. Invariably these photographs are accompanied by a narrative that intends to give them significance and interest. These narratives in support of these uninspired photographs is so often so politically correct- a narrative of a shared biblical morality- thought to carry images devoid of creative effort. This reliance on a concept or idea as being more important that the power of the image is a contemporary conundrum...photography without an aesthetic. If I were to argue for a contemporary aesthetic, it would focus solely on the image. The photographer seeing and making something new and different that is visually interesting would be my criteria? <br /> <br />Again, thanks for the mention. I would have used your blog, but I do not belong to Google. Put this on, if you wish.<br /> <br />Best,<br /> <br />David BatchelderHans Durrerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720281375780098886noreply@blogger.com