What Does Photography Mean to Me?

Mark Power is a British Photographer was studied life-drawings and painting who went into photography and is now the most respected documentary photographer. In an interview, he states, " a committed photographer exploring a theme over several months or years is a very different proposition from someone who simply takes pictures for Instagram. Furthermore, I’ve always thought that ‘taking photographs’ is the easy part; making sense of what you’ve collected, and doing something meaningful with all of that material, is far more difficult" (Drakes) and I completely agree. Anyone can take a photo but what makes a photo art is when there is a meaning that can be determined from it and can create multiple different opinions from every peer of eyes that sees it.  I love this image. It represents choice, messiness, relaxation and so much more. The photograph was taken when the pandemic started as the photographer's daughter and son came home from university. His room (son) is sup...