That is mostly cobblers. He dribbles on about Magnum but Martin Parr would have nothing do with his sneering, condescending view of photography. "This isn’t to say all digital photographers are forgettable" What a snobby idiot.
When were the majority of photographs not 'forgettable'. People taking photos of their families, their holidays, their bikes, aren't taking them to produce great photographs. They are interested in the subject matter. And if he thinks film was a golden age he should flip through a few old copies of Amateur Photographer and discover there's always been a mass of banal and unambitious pictures produced by technically adept enthusiasts.
He comes across as resentful that people have the temerity to take photos for reasons other than his own, and for purposes different to his, and that they, oh, they're just so vulgar! So common!
That is mostly cobblers. He dribbles on about Magnum but Martin Parr would have nothing do with his sneering, condescending view of photography.
"This isn’t to say all digital photographers are forgettable" What a snobby idiot.
When were the majority of photographs not 'forgettable'. People taking photos of their families, their holidays, their bikes, aren't taking them to produce great photographs. They are interested in the subject matter. And if he thinks film was a golden age he should flip through a few old copies of Amateur Photographer and discover there's always been a mass of banal and unambitious pictures produced by technically adept enthusiasts.
He comes across as resentful that people have the temerity to take photos for reasons other than his own, and for purposes different to his, and that they, oh, they're just so vulgar! So common!