fx glitches

hurtling toward tomorrow (2012)

forget time
an abstract concept of numbers controlling us
when to be where to be
throw your watch into the sea
shove your phone somewhere dark
live in the moment
let it last
but we can’t
as if shirking some great responsibility
need to go need to be
No you don’t
question the concept
question the rules, your rules, every rule there is
don’t limit others with your needs
accept what is offered
don’t try to alter it
feel what you fear
don’t push it back in the box
stretch your arms
break your barriers
only then will the patterns emerge
then you will see
with your eyes closed.

glisk

it's there but you can't take it

it's an amazing feeling but only without control

it can not be found, it just is

it can not be sought, it will retreat

wrongly attributed and anxiety persists

only to be enjoyed, not contained

it's yours alone

you can't give it

it can't be taken

it is carried within, always

irrespective of time, place or person.

walk

Train To Ether

old house new tree

new house old car

neat patch

rubbish heap

I can't listen to music

because there's too much playing

in my head

I can't wear perfume

because my sense is

ultra sensitive

cold heart

wet shoes

creating a prostitute

of a lonely soul

sliding along

in abstract continuance

progress in

singular dimension

wholly confined

to regurgitated attitude

Godman you will

never understand.

city night

suburb day

distant sirens

whistling winds

chirping birds

rustling trees

faint engines

metal squeals

rumbling vibrations

inhaling me

rubbish by the railway

anyone can be

Jorg Colberg's article "If everybody can be a photographer" on his blog Conscientious raises an interesting and very valid point that with the increase in digital photography anyone thinks they are a photojournalist. Likewise with the inception of home computing, everyone thought they could be a writer, graphic designer, photographer and filmmaker. With the current ease of access to app.s on smart phones and smart tablets images are easily transported and instantly shared. But just having the equipment does not instantly provide skills and experience.

Sure there are those who claim that by having the equipment they are as good as the professionals but there are still those who think they can paint like Picasso yet have never picked up a paint brush.

The changing technology does mean that information and image exchange happens differently.

Are free images by amateurs going to destroy the livelihood of the professional? Photojournalists do not need to be fearful of amateurs and street photographers, their work is usually poorly composed and of low quality. A fad that advertisers are currently using for the everyperson, everyday, dirty or vintage look that is the current trend.

But the profession does need to reinvent or adapt itself in a new environment. What is photography in the current era? What is the meaning of an image? Can a single image have the power it once did through print media?

Another concern is the manipulation of images. How can we be certain what is presented is actually what was taken - colours tweaked, unwanted distractions photoshopped out, attractive skies added. Perhaps the photo admiring public are becoming sceptical that the photographers skills are no longer reflective of the actual situation but an artificially adjusted version of what was. Is there a greater trust in the images taken by the person in the street with their phone over those with high-end equipment and manipulation skills?

Anyone can call themselves a photographer simply because they have a camera and they are taking photographs but it is akin to calling yourself a driver simply because you are driving a car. It is no indication of skill, creativity, experience or professionalism. Of course with photography the results will identify that.

Perhaps in this information age photographers have to educate their public on what makes a good image. How is value added by the professional.

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