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Camera Position 211 : What not to do

January 31, 2021 Jeff Curto 4 Comments

“Whatever you do with your photography – don’t ever do… that.”

Our desire to learn quickly, be noticed in social media and not make any mistakes has led to some photography pundits saying things like the above with increasing frequency.

The whole idea that there are pictures that you should never make or techniques or ideas you should never try is confusing to me. What happened to the notion of experimenting with photography and exploring the world and the medium as you work out the best way to create images that mean something to you?

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Birches – from the project “The Whisper of the Pale Trees” – 2020/2021 – photograph by Jeff Curto

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Camera Position 209 : Your Own BackYard

November 22, 2020 Jeff Curto 8 Comments

During this pandemic time, we have been forced to trade in the allure of travel for the allure of the backyard. As I return to the podcast after a long absence, I explore the idea that you don’t need to go somewhere special to make special photographs. Instead, you need to go deeper wherever you are.

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