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(Not) everything must fade away
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Mike Potter: "Sorry, and I admit I may be in the minority of TOP readers, but I just don't find that taking a photo of a monitor image of a Google street view as being art. Mr. Wolf may well be a renowned photographer, but, to me, this is pretty dreadful."
Bob Johnston: "Fascinating. I don't see why his approach cannot be some form of art. After all art, and especially photography, has always had a dimension of chance in it. Taking pictures of a pixilated screen with a Mamiya and Phase One back! Now that is funny."
Interesting, yes. Lazy, yes. Copyright violations?
Posted by: Peter | Sunday, 28 April 2019 at 11:25 AM
Many photographers are voyeurs. A camera gives them an opportunity to peep, without being too creepy 8-) Many people are natural exhibitionists and/or perverts—capable of assuaging the peepers interests.
Posted by: c.d.embrey | Sunday, 28 April 2019 at 05:41 PM
Sorry, and I admit I may be in the minority of TOP readers, but I just don't find that taking a photo of a monitor image of a Google street view as being art. Mr. Wolf may well be a renowned photographer, but, to me, this is pretty dreadful.
[Don't forget, you haven't seen the work. --Mike]
Posted by: Mike Potter | Sunday, 28 April 2019 at 08:02 PM
"[Don't forget, you haven't seen the work. --Mike]" - very true, all that I have seen is the video that you linked. So my opinion is based solely on that. But my reaction to what I have seen stands. Just not me cup of tea (I'm not a Brit, but am married to one, and have been living in the UK since early December last year).
Posted by: Mike Potter | Sunday, 28 April 2019 at 08:43 PM
I really liked that. Reminded me of a photo I took in Alaska I always liked.
Posted by: John Krumm | Monday, 29 April 2019 at 12:20 PM
A Google street view car is pretty obvious when it trundles down the street. If you'll kiss for the kiss-cam at a basketball game, you'll definitely kiss for the Google car.
Posted by: Andy Kowalczyk | Wednesday, 01 May 2019 at 05:08 PM