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Hedayat's avatar

Loved this one! The photos and the text went so well together but the photos especially made me pause a lot :) :)

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Youssef Youssef's avatar

Ah they were carefully selected for each theory! I'm glad you appreciated that :)

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J Callender Photography's avatar

Love this!

I’m doing some reflection myself as I write this about my art and what photography is to me.

You’ve presented a great outline for expanding upon what I’ve created so far.

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Youssef Youssef's avatar

Awesome! I am also interested in the "why" of others, would love to read what you write when it's published

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Juliette's avatar

This is fantastic, Youssef! I especially liked, "Maybe photography is a way to experience those things. It’s the means rather than the end." For me, it's very much about finding our immortality in those things we see. Thank you.

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Youssef Youssef's avatar

Thank you for the kind words!

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Priyanka Sacheti's avatar

I really enjoyed reading this, Youssef, so much of what you said about why you like photography greatly resonated with me

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Youssef Youssef's avatar

That's great! Do you think any particular theory applies to you more than others?

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Beee's avatar

I'd love to hear more about some of the "fundamental ideas that I have in mind when taking photos"

What do you think of conscious vs. subconscious motivations?

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Youssef Youssef's avatar

That's top secret Beee, can you guess from the photos?

Conscious vs subconscious motivation is what I tried to capture between the theory of self discovery and expression. I think both exist at the same time.

What do you think?

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Vinayaka's avatar

Good deep dive. I think photography of a means to enjoy the beauty of a moment, and immortalising it.

Others might not get the expression of beauty, but the photographer gets it and understands it.

Sometimes, it is just for a record.

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Youssef Youssef's avatar

Very true! There could have been a theory about capturing beauty in the simple things :)

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Josh Weinberg's avatar

So wonderful to read this! What great insights.

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Youssef Youssef's avatar

Thank you Josh! Hope you are well

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Youssef Youssef's avatar

Thank you! Much appreciated

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