Photography is a form of documentation, and cities are made of so many things, aren't they?
As an aside, I find that people are more likely to understand my meaning/intention in a long format post (i.e. substack/blog) vs shorter format like at instagram. Here I might be able to give more context via words and photographs. Sometimes at instagram people miss context perhaps because they are moving more quickly through the imagery or words.
Great observations. Photos like these give a much more interesting insight into a place than glossy postcard pics. Especially if you’re interested in how life actually is there instead of the „official„ version.
I appreciate those kind of observations. It is not polished (well, one could argue that neatly stacked trash is kinda satisfying to see :D), it is what it is. It is documenting of how we live.
There seems to be a rather high (emotional) attachment to it considering that these are the things we letting go off...
Maybe the people were personally offended that you would share a photo of “their” place. A place they call home? I actually find it interesting, because as you say rubbish is part of our lives and therefore of the cities we live in, too!
This post reminds me of my visit to Japan… One thing that impressed and stuck with me was how clean and tidy the streets were despite the fact there were rarely any trash cans around.
That’s a good point, Susanne. I guess the way I see rubbish will make some people uncomfortable especially if I do not make it clear that it is not an accusation of any kind. I remember living in a part of London that was a basically the local dumping ground… people would abandon fridges and ovens on our streets. I really should have taken more photos of them! I do like that we all have different perspectives and ideas on this and I really welcome other people’s take on things.
Photography is a form of documentation, and cities are made of so many things, aren't they?
As an aside, I find that people are more likely to understand my meaning/intention in a long format post (i.e. substack/blog) vs shorter format like at instagram. Here I might be able to give more context via words and photographs. Sometimes at instagram people miss context perhaps because they are moving more quickly through the imagery or words.
Great observations. Photos like these give a much more interesting insight into a place than glossy postcard pics. Especially if you’re interested in how life actually is there instead of the „official„ version.
Thanks for not retracting!😊
“One should judge a man by his depravities. Virtues can be faked. Depravities are real” Klaus Kinski
I appreciate those kind of observations. It is not polished (well, one could argue that neatly stacked trash is kinda satisfying to see :D), it is what it is. It is documenting of how we live.
There seems to be a rather high (emotional) attachment to it considering that these are the things we letting go off...
Maybe the people were personally offended that you would share a photo of “their” place. A place they call home? I actually find it interesting, because as you say rubbish is part of our lives and therefore of the cities we live in, too!
This post reminds me of my visit to Japan… One thing that impressed and stuck with me was how clean and tidy the streets were despite the fact there were rarely any trash cans around.
That’s a good point, Susanne. I guess the way I see rubbish will make some people uncomfortable especially if I do not make it clear that it is not an accusation of any kind. I remember living in a part of London that was a basically the local dumping ground… people would abandon fridges and ovens on our streets. I really should have taken more photos of them! I do like that we all have different perspectives and ideas on this and I really welcome other people’s take on things.
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