When considering Bartjeej's critique of my photo I couldn't help think of contemplative photography - pictures that suggest contemplation.
"Contemplative photography is an artistic practice that combines mindfulness with the act of taking photographs, encouraging the photographer to be fully present and aware while capturing their surroundings. This approach emphasizes observation and perception, allowing individuals to engage deeply with the moment and find beauty in everyday scenes. By focusing on the process of seeing, contemplative photography nurtures a personal connection to art and nature." https://library.fiveable.me/key-terms/art-and-meditation/contemplative-photography. The photos can be of of anything - nature, people, creatures, things etc.
Henri Cartier-Bresson wrote, “Technique is important only insofar as you must master it in order to communicate what you see. . . . In any case, people think far too much about techniques and not enough about seeing.”
As usual, this Challenge will consider originality, technical merit and artistic vision (though as per the definition, technical merit is not as important)
No change to the tried and trusted rules, which are as follows:
1. Either take pictures that match the nominated theme or select one from your portfolio. You must be the photographer that created the image in order to enter it.
2. Only one entry per challenge, please. If you want to withdraw an entry and replace it with another, that is OK, but you must make it clear in the post containing your
replacement picture that this is what you've done. You can add or change the title and add to the edit line to let everyone know.
3. The decision of the curator at the end of the challenge is final - don't give him/her a hard time about it: this is just a friendly photo challenge, after all!
4. The winner will assume the responsibility of curator for the next Challenge, and as soon as possible post a message in a new thread in the Cameraderie Photo Challenges forum,
with details of the new theme. Don't forget - the opening message must include a copy of these instructions, which also double as the rules.
5. The curator cannot enter in his / her / their own challenge
The 76th Cameraderie Challenge will run from now through December 31st.
I'm looking forward to seeing your photos.
- Sticky
