In these very difficult times for us all at the moment being locked in isolation and not being able to get out with the camera I have been doing quite a lot of soul searching and asking tough questions of my own photography. One question I have been giving some thought too is if I could put the genre of my photography into a specific bucket I enjoy the most which would it be?
I eventually came to the conclusion that my aspirations and desires were not the normal popular genres but instead I opted for a totally different one in Capture the moment photography.
Sounds a bit strange right but I love photography and even though I have a burning desire to be out in the mountains I also love just as much photographing the ocean, woodland and nightscapes. The more I thought about it I realised that its not just about a beautiful scene but more the pursuit of those magical moments in time. My passion for photography is driven by always pushing myself to do better, to learn from experiences and try to produce Photographs that truly capture the moment.
Well it is successfully expressing atmosphere, feeling and emotion at a point in time as it happens through your photography.
In my opinion creating photographic art that captures atmosphere, feeling and emotion should be the work that any photographer aspires to produce. It is what separates a good photographer from a great one and good photograph from a timeless world class piece of art.
So next time you get asked what genre of photography you enjoy the most, think about it, do you love landscape photography? Coastal Photography? Astrophotography? Or maybe…Capture the moment photography!
