The Photo Secessionist

acts of creative rebellion


July 16th, 2010
In a continuing attempt to understand and develop a personal style of photography, I renamed my blog to The Photo Secessionist.  Don’t be alarmed. The Photo Secession, a photography movement of the early 1900’s, pushed for the acceptance of photography as a fine art, as well as the importance of the photographer’s creative vision (at the expense of subject matter, etc.)  While the Photo Secessionists worked primarily in pictorialism (impressionism for photography), I think the original emphasis on photography as an artist pursuit is especially relevant in today’s cameraphone era.

In a continuing attempt to understand and develop a personal style of photography, I renamed my blog to The Photo Secessionist.  Don’t be alarmed.

The Photo Secession, a photography movement of the early 1900’s, pushed for the acceptance of photography as a fine art, as well as the importance of the photographer’s creative vision (at the expense of subject matter, etc.)  While the Photo Secessionists worked primarily in pictorialism (impressionism for photography), I think the original emphasis on photography as an artist pursuit is especially relevant in today’s cameraphone era.

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    (via thegreatgildersleeve): Another great one from The Photo Sesessionist. This picture makes me think about urban areas...
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