Iankahler Loc: Seattle WA

The age of the professional photographer is dead. Now it is the age of the part time professional. Stock photography is dead... one can buy so many stock photos for a median cost of $5.00. It appears to be that more than 90% of photographers now also have a full time job, or they are retired and put their work out there to share on social media. The world of fine art is dead now. Everything is abstract vision, personal vision, personal interpretation. A photograph is not about cliche landscapes with a 12mm wide angle lens, where everything is in focus from about 5 feet to infinity. It is not about the same old poses for wedding photography with the same ridiculously chiche sunset backgrounds. It is now about personal expression. Street photography is now enjoying a revival, a surge or recognition of new and older classical works by photographers who were ahead of the times. These were people who embraced the individuality and consequent power that they commanded with their unique interpretation of the human condition. Photography truly has become an art, an expression of individual interpretation, a science of altered imaginative reality. There will always be those who oppose this trend with the cry that the camera MIUST see what is there. But then we are all entitled to claim our rightful interpretation of what we perceive as the truth of what a photograph or canvas should be.
That being said... I have returned to the attached photographs with my own personal vision of how I perceive the scene before me. And I applied my own vision and emotion to them.

Iankahler Loc: Seattle WA

Keep in mind guys... much of what I said is from my own observation. I am not saying that anything is written in stone :)

TBerwick Loc: Houston, Texas

Striking. I like all of them.

speters Loc: Grangeville/Idaho

With all that you said, I say, hey art is alive, not dead!!! What you described, perfectly described the principles of art, the abstract vision, personal vision/interpretation, personal expression, yeah, that's what art is all about! Stock photography is not dead, but it has changed, the age of the professional photographer is not dead, it is more alive than ever before!

NMGal Loc: NE NM

I like all in this set.

fourg1b2006 Loc: Long Island New York

You took your artistic approach to these images...nice job, i like them.

artBob Loc: Near Chicago

Fine works.

yorkiebyte Loc: Scottsdale, AZ/Bandon by the Sea, OR

Well done post work with images that are decent to work with! Your eye for creativity has found a medium that works well for you - a rare thing, actually. Keep these posts coming!

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Very nice work!

Julian Loc: Sarasota, FL

Great use of gradients. Very effective.

Iankahler Loc: Seattle WA

Thank you so much everyone, for your kind words.... and of course, for looking.