What is your purpose in photography? (Page 4): Wow thank you everyone for reading and replying, the answers are wonderful and I am truly humbled by the response.

JD750 Loc: SoCal

Wow thank you everyone for reading and replying, the answers are wonderful and I am truly humbled by the response.

Basil Loc: New Mexico

DirtFarmer wrote:

Fun

Ditto.

imagextrordinair Loc: Halden, Norway

JD750 wrote:

I have asked myself this recently and I am reading a book that among other things, promises to “ and finish with how to find your purpose in photography.”

That is a bold claim and something I have asked myself more than once. There is no single answer of course, because it is subjective subject.

So I am curious, what do readers here say in response to “What is your purpose in photography?“

Respect and recognition can be acquired from what you have done in the past, but what you can do in the future brings on something a far more valuable... contentment

goofybruce

Basil wrote:

Ditto.

Well let me mention one more "purpose"..... To record for myself and to share with others, the "tableaux" that Mother Nature has left out there for me to see, enjoy, and capture. It might be a small, seasonal waterfall; moss growing on rocks; the dried leaves of last fall which will be gone as new growth comes out; yes, a sunrise/sunset or a "big view" landscape, sometimes as well. Usually, I'm on the lookout for the smaller "landscapes"...

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EJMcD

JD750 wrote:

I have asked myself this recently and I am reading a book that among other things, promises to “ and finish with how to find your purpose in photography.”

That is a bold claim and something I have asked myself more than once. There is no single answer of course, because it is subjective subject.

So I am curious, what do readers here say in response to “What is your purpose in photography?“

Easy answer to an easy question. Self Satisfaction...and some extra cash.

Pedro6

To try and get that magic or impossible shot of planes doing impossible manoeuvres.
Photos of friends over the years to remind me of the good times eg recently scanned an old slide of the little barge with my old Toyota landing on Fraser Island for the first time back in 1976. Absolute rubbish photo but one of my favorites because of the memories.
So ultimately, it is all about memories

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

JD750 wrote:

I have asked myself this recently and I am reading a book that among other things, promises to “ and finish with how to find your purpose in photography.”

That is a bold claim and something I have asked myself more than once. There is no single answer of course, because it is subjective subject.

So I am curious, what do readers here say in response to “What is your purpose in photography?“

My life's mantra since March 17, 1975, has been to turn worthy ideas into carefully-chosen words and well-crafted images that elicit positive actions. That is what I did for eight years as an AV producer from 1979 to 1987. I applied the same skills and approach to my other roles and projects at the three photography companies I served. Most notably it was through product development, procedure development, and training content development and delivery.

JD750 Loc: SoCal

Such great responses! I'm reading and thinking "yes", "yes", "yes". Thank you all for sharing.

Photography has always been a creative passion for me.

A still photograph captures a fleeting instant. I like the challenge of catching a unique moment that conveys emotion, beauty, action, ambience, memories, abstract, or some combination of all those things.

JD750 Loc: SoCal

"one of the unique things about photography, when it is done right , it will not only touch peoples hearts when they first look through them, but they will value them more as the years go by.
So in a way, you are giving perhaps a tiny bit of ourself in the pictures you take of others, and whenever they look at them, they will remember you as well"……….. unknown artist

Mac Loc: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia now Hernando Co. Fl.

JD750 wrote:

I have asked myself this recently and I am reading a book that among other things, promises to “ and finish with how to find your purpose in photography.”

That is a bold claim and something I have asked myself more than once. There is no single answer of course, because it is subjective subject.

So I am curious, what do readers here say in response to “What is your purpose in photography?“

I do photography because I enjoy it.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

JD750 wrote:

"one of the unique things about photography, when it is done right , it will not only touch peoples hearts when they first look through them, but they will value them more as the years go by.
So in a way, you are giving perhaps a tiny bit of ourself in the pictures you take of others, and whenever they look at them, they will remember you as well"……….. unknown artist

I was the yearbook candid photographer throughout high school. At our 50th reunion last October, I ran a 4K video slide show made from the negatives of over 800 images I took during our senior year. I'm still working off and on with thousands of other negatives, to do something similar. Response was amazing. I did the same for my 45th college reunion in 2022, although that show was compiled from many peoples' collections of prints, slides, and negatives.

britrecko

At age 95,and housebound by heart disease for the last two years. Editing in Lightroom classic 13.2 is my last but enduring contact with photography.It is my salvation from despair and I never miss spending at least one hour per day editing my past images.
My mantra all through my life span is learn at least one new thing everyday.
Photographing macro indoors is becoming more difficult with visual and hand weakness.But I forge on.
I subscribe to on line courses on Lightroom while soothing myself at the same time by constant watching and listening to the Met Opera broadcasts.
As my idol Winston Churchill said "Never, never give up."
I hope this screed helps focus on what the study of photography can help with successful aging and antidote to despair.
Otherwise I have no complaints or concerns about life.I am very fortunate to have with me a devoted family.

SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA

Linda From Maine wrote:

- Joy that comes from capturing a unique or beautiful moment in time.
- Creative outlet with post-processing.
- Sharing the love of the hobby with like-minded individuals.

Exactly! Although I think the entire process is a creative outlet.

SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA

CHG_CANON wrote:

Imagine your photography as if you approached every image as if it were your last.

I approach every image as if it’s my next! 😜🤪

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Art is a major distraction from the technology of photography.