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@grams
Illustrating brings me much more peace than creating photos or filmmaking. The latter two feel more like work than creating art, especially when a production crew is involved. That and “everyone is a photographer” so success has become purely privilege/nepotism based.
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@keith33333.eth
homie, you could argue "anyone is an artist". calling yourself an artist is much easier than calling yourself a photographer imo! you need a camera, shoebox, or phone to be photographer, you dont need anything (ie tools) to call yourself an artist (ie i am a performance artist doing stupid shit). but i c your point for sure. the entire SYSTEM is privilege/nepotism based!! i see we both dont have powerbadges, lmao!! or are you hiding yours?
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grams 🎩
@grams
is it the purple bolt thing? thought i had one but maybe someone took it away because i talked shit about fc lol and the above is more referencing marketing resources/job pool. if someone only shoots with an iphone but has the financial resources to not have a real job, travel around the world, work for free, doesn't pay their own rent, etc. they have many legs up on the actual photographer who has to make ends meet, work a real job, not have time or money to travel, doesn't have the best equipment, can't spend all day networking/socializing, yada yada. easier for camera phone users to refer to themselves as a "photographer" than an "artist" but also their brains aren't built like yours and mine where we see artistry as anything. self-proclaiming as an artist isn't getting anyone photographic freelance work without showing photography and/or accepting low/free rates though regardless lol
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haha i see it now. you are a privileged one here on WC! well yeah this has been an issue since before camera phones. there will always be "posers" in this world and those with the means will always have an advantage. i could argue your race makes a difference in the art world as well. these so called "photographers" you speak of will not become full time artists. the trend or whatever will not last and is unsustainable. shit, actual really good artists/photog cant even be full time. there will be those that get lucky ofc! the art/photo world in general is so superficial and eccentric that it is almost pathetic. i liken it to getting into a club in NYC in the 90s! how you look and who you know! i work for a former pro successful pro photog and even he had to grind his ass off for 30 years to get to where he is.
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