Wabi-sabi: When BAD PHOTOS are BETTER
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Published 2019-10-28
If I had to pick one photographer to declare as my favourite all-time photographer, this would be a very difficult question, but there’s a large chance it would be Nan Goldin. And this is largely a personal thing, I’m not declaring her the world’s greatest photographer. It’s just that when I go to an exhibition of hers, I find it has a profound effect on me. I feel so much emotion, connection and understanding when looking at her work. And while this is just my personal experience, I’m not the only one who feels it.
But why is this? What is it about her work that connects with me?
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All Comments (21)
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That's why film hasn't died, it gives automatic imperfections
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I comfirm this. The bad photos of my cat are absolutely priceless. She looks like an alien.
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Funny how my Japanese colleagues talk about this thing called wabi-sabi last night during drinking. Can confirm that YouTube's been listening to our conversation then recommends it.
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As an art graduate, I really apreciate this, the world needs to know more about how complex the art can become when academic rules and subjetive vision are layered infinitly.
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It's so nice to hear someone talk about Nan Goldin. It's also very refreshing just to hear a YouTuber talk about the artists in the photography industry and not just about gear!
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"Do you often break rules and conventions?" Not consciously, but sometimes stuff just feels better if it's "broken".
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They kinda feel cursed, I love it
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Finally my love for this specific form of art has a name. I've always had a predisposition for this for as long as I can remember, I remember (cringe) tumblr days when I was a teenager, only collecting pictures like this. Feels so good to know why I feel this way and that it's got a specific name I can look for now. Great explanation and collection of artists and pictures too, amazing video Jamie.
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"Photography is not reality"
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Unstaged photos lend incredible authenticity to the moment.
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this is why I love my polaroid camera more than any digital one I ever owned.
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you can’t even begin to imagine how much this video has changed my way of thinking about photography. i can’t thank you enough for that.
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Realistic photography Shows how imperfect we truly are
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This really spoke to me. I feel photography is too pressured by the "norms" of Instagram and media to be perfect...sometimes being imperfect but personal and yourself is better. This was so well done too.
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I've always taken photos like this and people have always told me: "why don't you blur out the background to put more focus on something specific" and "why didn't you put it completely in focus" but seeing photographers such as Nan(and etc.) have been an inspiration for me to not change my entire photography style.
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Them: Wabi-Sabi Me: Spicy
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Jamie you’re the best “photography youtuber”, period. Keep this amazing content full of information and knowledge.
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"It's not always about what an image looks like, as much as how an image makes you feel". Totally agree. Great video mate!
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"But i take the beauty of chaos, over ugly perfection" -Pat, The Bunny.
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Profound. I'm 80, taking pictures for 56 years and many of my most fondly remembered were imperfect. Bicycles leaning like lovers against a tree. A runner on a gloomy day seen from behind suspended in the air, a young beach brat pulling a wagon with binder twine, taken with my Dad's 1939-ish Zeiss Ikon camera.
