I think it's all about perspective. Sure, now we have a ton of people posting pictures online but most are bland and boring and it's just part of life, no one even blinks an eye towards those pictures. But you can appreciate the photographers that still put out great work and in a sense they probably get catapulted to an even higher degree since now there's even more eyes on them to get their adoration. Back then we'd have to buy specific books or go to galleries to see amazing photography. Now that it's at your fingertips there's so much more to appreciate. The value has not been lost. It's just shifted into a new environment.
i see your points, but nevertheless we all "compete" for attention now. not only the "good" photographers, who really put effort and thoughts into their work, but also the trend-photographers you see everywhere on instagram and so on. i guess the perspective of a whole society on the art of photography has changed. everything has to be fast now, and mass-produced, so we can get our bits of endorphins. but this doesn't work out with art in general. art needs time. and while artists take their time to produce thoughtful interpretations of the world and feelings, photography-influencers upload generic work on a daily basis to catch up the latest trends and stuff. this leaves the viewers, who are the majority in our society, with a feeling of photography being a trend-driven craft to promote a lifestyle or people or products. my fear is, that people begin to think that this is actual photography, while it can be soooo much more.
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I think it's all about perspective. Sure, now we have a ton of people posting pictures online but most are bland and boring and it's just part of life, no one even blinks an eye towards those pictures. But you can appreciate the photographers that still put out great work and in a sense they probably get catapulted to an even higher degree since now there's even more eyes on them to get their adoration. Back then we'd have to buy specific books or go to galleries to see amazing photography. Now that it's at your fingertips there's so much more to appreciate. The value has not been lost. It's just shifted into a new environment.
i see your points, but nevertheless we all "compete" for attention now. not only the "good" photographers, who really put effort and thoughts into their work, but also the trend-photographers you see everywhere on instagram and so on. i guess the perspective of a whole society on the art of photography has changed. everything has to be fast now, and mass-produced, so we can get our bits of endorphins. but this doesn't work out with art in general. art needs time. and while artists take their time to produce thoughtful interpretations of the world and feelings, photography-influencers upload generic work on a daily basis to catch up the latest trends and stuff. this leaves the viewers, who are the majority in our society, with a feeling of photography being a trend-driven craft to promote a lifestyle or people or products. my fear is, that people begin to think that this is actual photography, while it can be soooo much more.