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O.K. Mike, perhaps you are right, but please first see these photos and then tell me if you insist on your idea about me. What ever you say I will accept it, because I respect your opinion, which has been expressed in a very logical way. And something else. I did not say that the spectator has to understand MY meaning, but " to find a part of himself inside these photos". Clues, you know are not for being understood. These are obvious even for a child. Clues are just to keep spectator inside the basic theme of the artwork and don't let him speak about deep night while it is obvious that it is day light! (metaphorically speaking of course).

A photo is consisting of two parts: the image and its title. If these two parts are not enough clues for the spectator to make him or her think, then it is right to say that we can not expect for him or her to explore the artist's mind about the meaning of the photo, if there is one. But in the case of my 5 photos the titles of them are: "Lonely..", "Alone!!", "Hell!!", "Help!!", "Metamorphosis". Further more, for the first three, there is a section title "Trilogy of human behaviour" and for the rest "Restore internal peace". Now, is there anyone of you who can say that these clues are not enough for the spectator to make him think and put himself in the processing of analysing these photos, finding a part of himself or herself inside them and so on ? Besides, don't forget that nobody obliges us to inspect and make comments and ratings on a certain number of photos ...unless we have a "special interest" for that (you know give me in order to give you). So why do we not accept clues and messages from photos and why don't we pay a minimum attention to them ? I shall tell you: Because that's the way we are living our life, we are closed inside our castles, we love our chains, WE DON'T CARE ABOUT OTHERS!! and that's the world we have made : pure egoistic and therefore self-destructive.. If these intense words and meanings have touched you, let's go further because IT IS OUR LIFE AND WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!!! otherwise forget it.. Take care.

O.K. Jacob

Stick on YOUR definition of Art (I said that, remember "what ever it may be"), and go on to state your opinion on the questions I have asked (I have set so many things and you have not touch them), otherwise please don't waste your time.

Thanks all of you, including Ellis and Jacob, for your comments on my text, but let us simplify things.

1. What is Art.

I posed a definition and then I said "If we accept this definition..". This means that I believe that there are many definitions of Art, but if you insist, I shall tell you what my personal opinion is about art. For me Art is everything which is useful for our soul and helps us understand this world we are living in and especially what the nature of human being is..

2. Is photography an Art?

This is my main question. Having in consideration the definition of Art (what ever it may be), do we accept that photography is Art?

Because if we do then, photos need a back story in order to make the spectator think, observe and analyse (let him find the time to do it. If he has not time, art is not for him!) Thanks

Photography is an Art but what is art? Art I should say is the representation or

the reconstruction of reality. If we accept this definition, then art teaches

because it opens our eyes and makes us understand what life is and where we are

going.. So, in the case of photography, a photo in order to be ART must have a

back story, or must give a message to the spectator, or must give an answer to a

problem of life. THIS IS ART and not the "how beautiful it is!" or "what bright

colours!" or "my God what synthesis is that!" and so on. Now we come to the

critical point. In order to find out the backstory of a photo, or the message it

contains, it needs a certain effort by the spectator which we are not prepared

to make, so we choose the easy way of "beautiful pictures". As a new comer to

PN, I made an experiment. I put 5 photos, telling a story about human behaviour

and how we can restore inner peace. Deep human story which interests everybody,

because it is our life and we have to do something about it. I was ready to

start a constructive discussion and exchange ideas on this major problem of

human behaviour, proposing solutions or finding ways to show these ideas in a

better way through photos, but the co-operation was very little. I am sorry to

say that the majority of the comments made on photos, are of the type and for

the sake of "give me (good ratings), in order to give you". But this in not

PHOTOGRAPHY AS AN ART which I am sure PN wants to promote. I should like very

much to have your ideas on all these, including the opinion of those who are in

charge of PN. Thank you.<div></div>