Why I like photography

I must say photography is my favorite medium of art. Now you may agree or disagree but here's why I like it.

1. It's "real"
2. I grew up with it  (myspace, facebook, etc)
3. It's art I can produce, sometimes

Now having said that, Roland Barthes in this section of his book writes about the spectator. He says, "And I, the spectator, I recognize them (functions of photography) with more or less pleasure..." (pg26) He stands neutral in his stance of photography, at least if I understood the main idea correctly. He talks about themes of photography, principle of adventure, and how these concepts make him more or less inclined to like or dislike a picture. I think we do all of these things unconsciously but thank God for art critics for writing and naming all these processes down in a book right? So anyways, my point is that I fully love being the spectator. Like Barthes, there are certain pictures that I like and dislike for various reasons and I love that this medium of art is personal, more so than other mediums. That's number 4 for why I like photography and this list is elongating as I learn more about art.

One of the pictures of the week from TIME magazine. I just thought it was funny, really funny.

Check out time for legitimate pictures under today in pictures, pictures of the week, or pictures of the year, unlike the silliness above.