My main goal for my photography and my writing (for that matter) is to improve my experience of life. It’s really that simple.
Sure it’s pretty self-serving. However, I believe others potentially benefit from:
- a happier Michael Grace-Martin, and
- in as much as others’ values and perceptions overlap with mine, they may find something of value in the stuff I create that I find of value (an unproven theory to be sure…:p)
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When I take/make a photo, I’m basically saying, “I like this. I find this visually interesting” (in some way). It’s sort of a coin toss whether other people (e.g., the general public, photo editors, my mom) will feel the same way. If my goal is to discover or “nab” an image I find photographically interesting, I can tell you whether I’ve succeeded (though the images I deem “successes” sometimes change over time*). If you are unable to evaluate your own output and require others to tell you whether something you’ve done is good or “a success”, I think a basic and important component of artistic process and growth is missing.
*Much like when I write something that seems pretty interesting at first, but loses my interest over time. The ones that stand the test of time, are truly the “successes” in my mind.