This is quite complicated to explain, and my photography skills are not very high. I am just an amateur enthusiast sharing my own thoughts.
First is to maintain a humble attitude#
When it comes to photography skills, aesthetic level cannot be separated. In today's world, "aesthetics" seems to have been stigmatized as a form of political correctness, which is lamentable. This gives some people an excuse to say, "I don't understand, things I don't comprehend must be some form of political correctness," or "this person must be blindly taking photos." Do not have such thoughts, you may not understand, but do not jump to conclusions.
Second is to look at the photography collections and albums of masters#
Do not overly care about the opinions of some netizens. To be honest, there are very few with high skills. A photo in their eyes will not stay for more than five seconds. Think about it, you haven't paid any fees, why should they spend time and energy to write comments for you? It is more useful to interact with senior photography masters than to communicate with netizens. After this post, I will share a few websites that I like to visit, hoping to help everyone.
Lastly, remember this sentence:#
No matter how high the level of photography is, the essence of photography is simply recording, nothing more.
Websites:
Magnum:
https://www.magnumphotos.com/
LFI:
https://lfi-online.de/ceemes/
Yan Ming's portfolio:
https://www.yanming.im/country-of-ambition/
1x online exhibition:
https://1x.com/exhibitions/featured
Vivian Maier's portfolio:
https://www.vivianmaier.com/
Siegfried Hansen's portfolio:
https://siegfried-hansen.de/
By the way, special thanks to three YouTubers:
https://www.youtube.com/@GuoJing
https://www.youtube.com/@boundaryofficial3554
https://www.youtube.com/@xelacroix225
These three individuals (to be precise, four individuals, because there are two members of Boundary) have greatly helped improve my photography/artistic concepts. Thank you to them.
P.S. After all this time, I still have to say, xlog is really a great platform...