[WingsToDiscovery]

I'm actually a paid photographer here in Japan now (woohoo!), so I've been spending some time lately at art galleries and location scouting for inspiration. One of the things that I've had the opportunity to do through this is to talk to people who know a lot about the subject, and they're really helping me to broaden my senses of art far beyond what I thought before.

For example, I went to a gallery in Ebisu that focused on "snapshots" or photos done in film in the early 20th century. At first, I appreciated the photos but I didn't really understand the concept. A lot of the shots were something I have confidence that I could do just as well. But then my friend explained to me that even though we could emulate these photos ourselves, what makes them so special is that they were done in a time when there were no DSLRs, no photoshop. Just a simple film camera and a photographer who was able to compose photos with what he had at the time. And that's what made them art.