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Why Most Landscapes Suck
Finnish photographer Petteri Sulonen has just published a new article about landscape photography, in his usual eloquent and out-spoken style. Here’s a great quote:
“Since most people have pretty bad taste, they easily mistake the cutesy postcards for good photography, especially if they’re displayed as large, impeccably sharp prints. Hence the success of photographers like Alain Briot, Michael Reichmann, and Ken Rockwell. Their photography is pure Socialist Realism, only not as honest about its program—relentlessly upbeat, eager to please, depicting the world not as it is, but as it surely should be… and utterly devoid of power to evoke anything but the most trite and saccharine-sweet of emotions.”
Website: Petteri’s Pontifications: Why Most Landscapes Suck
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#1 Mad@TT
hehe, good one
he's right as (almost) always
3:43 pm - Monday, August 30, 2004
#2 William C Bert
I think it is a wasted of space of an article. He shows a photo of a person standing in front of truck only to find out later in his article this is a suicide bomber. I only can appreciate the impact of the photo because I read a newspaper. Landscape stands on it own, any person can connect to the landscape photo and does not require entrance to view the photo some because I need to know current events. Frankly any photographer can say what they like or dislike when it comes to a photo, but when they question another photographers' skill, they should also account for there skill to do the same subject matter. So were is Petteris' landscape photos? I cannot find any in his article that are good.
The last great landscape photos, that I said "wow!", were http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic2/110023/0#891436
'* Warning these are big photos but worth viewing!
I really wonder if the Petteris would say that these photos suck? For me the best landscape photographs are the one that are not just beautiful, I see many but the best are those that make you want to visit the places. These photos make me want to do it. The photo he posted does not do anything for me and Petteris article makes we wish I had my five minutes back after reading it.
Also intelligent people do not use the word "Suck". I expect it to be use at a wrestling match!
Bill
(Sorry Mark about linking to another website)
6:23 pm - Monday, August 30, 2004
#3 Keith
It is refreshing to read something that doesn't go along with the status quo.
6:16 pm - Tuesday, August 31, 2004