the end of the journey
Flickr’s influence on photography has been exciting and vast. Virtual art has been commanding high prices in the real world (article) and it has been giving artist’s a new type of platform to present their art to the world without a real, physical space. It has also given photo enthusiasts the ability to meet or discuss about their favorite past time / hobby / work.
your 15 minutes of fame are here
nice sleeveface
To reiterate, my digital journey will be taking place through flickr. I’m interested in how new media (flickr) is affecting photography (as art and a hobby).
An example of a community and “game” that has recently been springing up on the internet would be Sleeveface. All you need is a record sleeve, a camera, and some creativity.
Demis Roussos, Forever and Ever
Paul Simon, One Trick Pony
Patty’s Traveler Log
I’m interested in exploring the world of online photo sharing and the communities that develop within these websites (i.e. flickr, lomography.com). The lomo website has a lot of members who are interested in analog photography and convert these analog by scanning them - therefore adding a digital component to their work. I want to focus on how photography as an art is evolving and what digital and new media components are affecting its course. For example, the use of flickr as a platform to share your work with millions of people and the accessibility the internet is giving photographers (whether it be through a photojournalistic stand point or straight up art).
The idea that anyone can save your picture and print them - reminds me of an Andy Warholesque approach to photography - because you are taking art (which is thought of as untouched) and making it part of your own (if you like it and choose to) and printing it off of your computer. A sort of mass production approach or ripping if you will. It’s also interesting to see this retreat back to analog but with digital enhancements through photoshop, etc, etc.
It seems to be the direction I’m heading towards, but tell me if this doesn’t make any sense.
