An introduction

[@susanneh2207]

I really love the content you provide. Please keep making and sharing videos like these. I am very grateful for all the work you do! It is so needed here and very appreciated!

[@pezaloom]

Honestly, what a bloody refreshing photography channel to stumble across. Please keep it going, it is well needed.

[@stilllife-artandthephotogr3494]

Hey, cheers Pezaloom!

[@arekrataj3111]

@@stilllife-artandthephotogr3494 Please, keep going, Justin.

[@MrGoodpairofshoes]

You are so right about this it’s almost making me cry

[@georgeroukis]

Where have you been? When it comes to findng a photography channel....this is the best I have found. I like how u do not talk about the big American photographers or typical bresson. Raymond Moore. Omg what a genius. I thank you 1000 times!!!!!

[@gc2161]

This is my favourite photography channel.

[@paulomoreira007]

I kind of stumbled on your channel and I am marveled by the content and your ideas about photography that I obviously share. Thank you for sharing.

[@danielemilazzo432]

Please come back, I love it!

[@davidalexander-watts6630]

I may be late to the party but at least I've found this channel, looking forward to exploring the archive.

[@alexxanderdimitrov]

It's definitely a gulp of fresh air finding your channel. I love the slow paced style and I plan on binge watching your videos. :) Cheers and I hope you'll keep it up!

[@davidhunt8532]

The best channel on u tube - no gear talk, just emotion in the art of photography. Excellent!

[@stevekelly5470]

I am so thankful to have found your channel, Justin. Am feeling a bit overwhelmed with emotion actually. You've triggered something in me. Everything you say rings true with me, and gives me hope that I can develop my photography into something worthwhile. I'm very much looking forward to soaking up all the info you have generously shared on your channel. I see that your latest video posted was about a year ago, so I hope all is well with you. Thanks again. Steve.

[@olikellett5645]

Thank you for taking the time to make this channel. It's very well written and read. Also enjoying your bookshelf.. The Ongoing Moment is such a classic.

[@clasijuls1]

I`ve been photographing for 12 years ,not because I am good ,but because I love it .Recently I`ve found myself depressed and down .Comparing myself to the sea of photographers out there .Even my friends have told me that my photos are pretty mediocre.I was devastated ,but then I realized a few things .Does it matter? I think not !! Thank you for this video ,it speaks the truth ...I have fallen in love again .

[@frand6822]

You have truly touched both my heart and mind when you explain your feelings and attitude about landscape photography. Your "shotgun" judgment is spot on. Thank you for your articulate explanations in this area and your willingness to say things that so many photographers simply do not get. I am a photographer among many photographers in my local area and most, if not all of them, long to make all those uber-beautiful postcards. Of course, it's none of my business what they shoot or value in photography, but they have no interest in challenging that ubiquitous and oh so boring view of what makes a creative landscape. So, thank you.

[@stilllife-artandthephotogr3494]

Hey Fran, many thanks for these kind words, it really encourages me to continue.

[@louhautdavid6451]

I come here from time to time to watch what I consider as one of the most interesting channels about art in photography. Maybe it's easier from me because they match my sensibility, even certain of your specific opinions. I felt less lonely about Michael Keena and I noticed that your critic was both balanced and honest. So, when I feel a bit lost in my work, I find here a safe place to rest and start again. I wish you came back but I respect your silence and maybe you consider that you delivered your message.

[@goranritterfeldt2608]

Excellent! Just found your channel and now I will look more of episods. Take care! Göran from Latvia

[@garywdickson]

I just discovered your channel. I'm starting from the beginning with this introduction and I like what I hear. My Lord, I'm so sick of seeing the over saturated sunsets and landscape photography out there! The first of your videos I found was the one about Bob Ross and I'd had the same thought just earlier that day. It all reminds me of Thomas Kinkade paintings too! I'm looking forward to watching your videos about the ART side of photography. Thank you.

[@greenbrightly]

Absolutely spot on, I’ve found your videos today whilst looking at The Pond. Thanks for having the balls to be so honest and made me realise I’m not going mad!

[@gregm8392]

finally some no postcards photography thank you

[@saweyesbaby]

I’ve just come across your channel and I’m gonna say that you’ve just single handedly articulated everything I have ever wanted to say. As a photographer myself, who is about to do a personal project and then use it to inspire workshops for beginners in self expression through a non-technical form of photography (point and Shoot/attention keeping/cash converter avoiding/more instantly gratifying/one roll at a time restrictive fun) I wholeheartedly enjoyed this videos and very much share the same sentiment so thank you very much and if you wouldn’t mind, I would love to refer people to your page for this very reason. Thank you

[@saweyesbaby]

Not to mention the fair and often hilarious, criticism which cracks me up

[@saweyesbaby]

Aaaalso I always think about a story. Someone once told me about it photography class in Blackpool which apparently was a revered place to study photography at one point (brought up in Southport nearby so this interest me a little) Anyway Apparently on the first day of this photography degree course, the class tutor gave everyone a camera and three rolls of film and told everyone to “ go out , shoot the beach the sunset, the pier and the seagulls et cetera, then bring the films back And let’s put them in the bin and then let’s get started” I feel that this person may also have shared the same sentiment !

[@angelbracero4053]

Terrific channel. Please keep making and sharing videos. Thanks to you I've discovered Robert Adams, Anthony Hernandez, Fay Godwin and many others like them. One of my personal favorites is William Eggleston.

[@walterglover3423]

A long-awaited oasis of the core stuff that separates a photographer from just person addicted to plagiarism who simply just happens to own a camera.

[@susiemuller391]

What an awesome channel, so thoughtful, clear and inspiring!

[@sajalkumarsen1]

Excellent. What is your call for Ansel Adams?

[@GPadugan]

Just found your channel, hope you are still posting! This is great content all photographers should watch. Far more important than IBIS or sensor size! Keep it up!

[@nnelgsiggah]

I’m loving this already...thank you!

[@tarikyurtgezer1700]

As a photographer who has gone through all the stupid stages you mentioned, I agree with all your points. Thank you for share.

[@suehodnett6911]

Great. I have a fine art background and I'm looking forward to watching your channel.

[@TheLukeosite]

I have just found your channel. A wonderful and fresh perspective to our art on KZbin . I hope you will continue to make videos!!!

[@stilllife-artandthephotogr3494]

Thanks Luke. Like your Instagram feed!

[@spanglestein66]

No …it doesn’t need another photographic KZbin channel….it only needs one ,yours ❤

[@imagenatura]

I'd be really curious about your take on AI. What are we going to do with that now? Love your channel. Please give us more insight.

[@ErwinSerle]

Still fun to see the Canon EOS box in the top right corner.

[@alexlford]

Yuan found your channel - hope you keep posting 👍

[@JakeBorchenko]

Just found your channel and it’s wonderful. Fills the void in KZbin photography channels that you described. Looking forward to new videos if you’re still making them.

[@stilllife-artandthephotogr3494]

Thanks Jake, I hope to have a new video posted soon.

[@JakeBorchenko]

@@stilllife-artandthephotogr3494 Looking forward to it.

[@davidpalermo4695]

Would you please write a book on the critical study of photographs and fill it with the things you talk about in these videos??? ; ) Or can you recommend one? I have my eye on "On Photographs" by David Campany. Do you have an opinion on that book? I don't know anything about him or that book but it sounds like it may be good. Thanks!

[@nealjohnston954]

I recommend Susan Sontag, On Photography as a good, firm introduction to Photography: theory based ideas and interpretations. Its bold with an aggressive stance and is uncompromising in its detail. 👍

[@williar1961]

Great channel sir,👌

[@Cibeen]

well said, subscribed

[@digeratadesign]

Bingo. Subbed and loved. The gloves are off

[@micgent]

Our photography club never discuss photographers, styles or genre's. We are entertained by local photogs who ..... you know the score. Maybe it's up to me to enlighten them. I so hope your working on another KZbin.

[@seoulrydr]

Hello. I subscribed to your channel today, after realizing I've watched and enjoyed a few of your videos. Expecting to watch them all, I decided to start at the beginning. The bad news is, (in my probably not very humble opinion) you do indeed come off as a touch arrogant and elitist, because you ignore a very salient reason for photography - the experience. My camera gets me out there. I do want to go to Iceland and experience the aurora. I do enjoy sunsets and grand vistas, and with my camera I am compelled to get out and see them and feel them in real time. Lets not forget the milky way. And while I'm here, I confess to being a sucker for long exposures and glassy water. It is what it is. The good news is that I do agree with most everything else you've said to a high degree. I do enjoy the landscape. I don't particularly care if its indoors or out. I enjoy visual stimulation and trying (in vain?) to make something out of (for anyone else) nothing. I am here to learn about artists I am unaware of, and if I'm lucky, learn how to focus my own ambitions within the medium. I don't know what to expect moving forward with your channel. I hope your choice of subjects is varied to a degree that it doesn't start to feel like a mirror image of you but instead a broadening of what is to be considered and enjoyed visually. I checked out your flickr page and find your images compelling and look forward to seeing more. Since you started in 2016 and it is now 2022 I wonder what's changed for you and what you've learned since. Thank you for being brave enough and smart enough (among other qualities) to start this channel.

[@justininfrance]

I'll be watching...

[@alanfrost5791]

What a breath of fresh air! Thank you. I have just watched this introduction and one or two other videos icluding 'On Landscape' and 'Fay Godwin'. Very interesting indeed and so very different to the vast majority of photography channels on You Tube and much needed as others have already said. In fact it was while I was researching Fay Godwin for the latest entry on my blog (alanfrostphotography.com/blog/) that I came across your channel and I am so pleased to have done so. I have been inspired by the work of Fay Godwin and another rural documentary photographer called Chris Tancock who is based in Pembrokeshire Wales. Do have a look at his site, I think you will enjoy doing so. I look forward to viewing more of your videos in the future.

[@stilllife-artandthephotogr3494]

Many thanks Alan. I created this channel essentially for myself, in order to understand a bit more about the mysteries of the photographic art, and I am so delighted other people have similar questions and find a resonance in what I am doing. I don't upload videos very frequently, but only when I have a nagging need which I hope makes the videos worth watching. I will certainly check out your blog!

[@brett1354]

Took me way to long to find this channel, but yes, this needs to be addressed.

[@shoganweigangli6696]

Sir, Your video worth the time. Nowadays, eyes are bombarded by fast-food style short videos and candy-sweet photos. The empty right after the attention spike make user craving for next stimulation. Your perspective gave me an gentle notification to slow down and think about right here right now. Just login to say thank you! Carry on!

[@MichaelAdamsFilm]

I think I told it in other places: this is a unique channel and the only one I found close to my own sight as filmauthor & Photographer. Finally I found the time to upload some pictures and what I call "Bildlegenden" (you find the clips under this expression), maybe you want to have a look. I read a short story to each photograph (in German: Bildlegende means the sentence you write under the picture), they are from my just now ready and new book DAS LAND - DORT DRAUSSEN IN MIR, I created engl. Subtitles by my own, hope you enjoy it. Greetings from Southwest Germany! Michel

[@stilllife-artandthephotogr3494]

Thanks Mel. I hope to upload another video shortly.

[@MrJohnnypaycheque]

It's not my intention to hurry or hassle you, but… Please, post more. It's been too long.

[@tyxx3668]

These people who care about your ideas are the minority. So it is initially expected that there would be only a few subscrptions. but i think that is fine. That is what art is for, it is not for the public, even if it talks about wellbeing or meanings, or life, it not for all the lives.

[@ericrobinson8078]

Interesting concepts, but shooting a bit of b roll and a bit of editing would have made it easier for the viewer. You speak very well on photography but film/ video also has an aesthetic and visual rules, which you really do need to learn and use if you wish to dip your toe into film. It’s one of the things I really dislike about youtube, everyone thinks they can be a filmmaker! While I really support what you are doing as far as photography is concerned, please don’t ignore the moving image aesthetic.

[@draganmikki5688]

A lot of rumbling, just like on those KZbin channels you rubbished.

[@Nonduality]

Yeah, I like a lot of what he says, but he has a narrow view of art and beauty, a narrow view of what he himself is.