Ken Jarecke has a new rant on his website, and Ken always has something interesting to say. His topic now is the predictability of magazine photography, and as usual Ken’s posts always make me feel a bit defensive, and at the same time somewhat in agreement, or just confused.
Now what this means, I think you need to click on that passage to find out, but I often wonder if the angst that Ken expresses isn’t as much directed at himself, as it is the rest of us. Aren’t we all struggling with finding a way to see things uniquely, and isn’t this especially different, especially the older one gets and the more than one has already seen? Is the answer to drink more, or look through the lens more, or use some mind expanding drugs? I’d like to know, as I think we all struggle with this gorilla on on backs…..