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aldevo · 09-23-2007, 07:20 PM

Well, my greatest influence is Dr. Jabob Bigelow because he's repsonsible for the creation of the subject I most enjoy photographing. Running a close second is my own father who first put a camera in my hands.

So, really, it doesn't need to be a photorapher at all.

I've never thought my work to be of any real and lasting consequence so the question of which photograher(s) provide my artistic influence is one that is happily and easily kept at arm's length.

It may be the cynical side of me rearing its ugly head, but I think many who cite a particular influence are simply trying to curry favor or attention from certain quarters. Is this really a question that benefits from an answer?

It's the same in the music industry; you cite a band as an influence to get attention...and from that exposure and money.

09-23-2007, 07:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
aldevo Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Cambridge, MA USA Posts: 592	Well, my greatest influence is Dr. Jabob Bigelow because he's repsonsible for the creation of the subject I most enjoy photographing. Running a close second is my own father who first put a camera in my hands. So, really, it doesn't need to be a photorapher at all. I've never thought my work to be of any real and lasting consequence so the question of which photograher(s) provide my artistic influence is one that is happily and easily kept at arm's length. It may be the cynical side of me rearing its ugly head, but I think many who cite a particular influence are simply trying to curry favor or attention from certain quarters. Is this really a question that benefits from an answer? It's the same in the music industry; you cite a band as an influence to get attention...and from that exposure and money. __________________ Digital Photography is just "why-tech" not "high tech"..