[LargeFormat] Photography as art?

[Rich Lahrson]

Hi Jim!

      It's healthier to think of photography as a medium, like television.
Retorically, is television art?  The question becomes comical!

Cheers,

Rich Lahrson
Berkeley, California
tripspud@transbay.net

Jim Brick wrote:

> At 10:09 PM 10/23/2002 -0400, Andrew Duncan wrote:
>
> >1. Is photography art?
>
> Art is truly in the eye of the beholder. A lot of photography is art to me.
> And a lot is simply documentation. And a lot more is simply junk images
> recorded on film/paper. Perhaps the junk images are meaningful to someone
> else. Photographic "art" (my perception) has a lot more meaning to me than
> other forms of so called "art."
>
> >2. Why do I photograph?
>
> The process gives me great joy. When in the field, I get completely lost in
> the process. All of lifes trials and tribulations disappear. I see
> masterpieces on the ground glass (visions in my head), which occasionally
> actually turn into real photographic masterpieces. This is the quest which
> leads me into total concentration and the complete escape from reality.
> Under a dark cloth and behind a closed darkroom door... sanctuaries.
>
> >3. What am I trying to say?
>
> Say? Perhaps nothing. My photography and its processes bring "me" joy. If
> the result brings other people joy as well, this is nice. I spend a great
> amount of time as a mentor, since I've been doing this for fifty two years,
> and I associate with a lot of photographically young people. But perhaps
> I'm saying, "take a look at what I can do, and if you like it, let me help
> you achieve your goals."
>
> Jim
>
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