>>4401563A photographers success is not just commercial success. I take photos because I enjoy taking photos, I enjoy going out on photo walks, I enjoy seeing that I've actually got some good ones, and I enjoy sharing the ones that I'm proud of. If I never were to sell a print, or work with a client then I'd still do photography because I actually like it, and it honestly sounds like you don't Anon.
But in the process of doing photography simply because I enjoy it, I have actually sold prints, and worked with paying clients.
>>4401596It's a combination of visual art and storytelling in my opinon. It has a direct connection to reality, and yet is still subjective because that reality is mediated through the eye of the photographer and their decisions regarding framing, settings, and editing.
I think compelling photos can be made with what you have around you honestly, even if you're not rich or in an exotic place. One of my favourite photos I took early in the morning as the sun was rising over a bunch of misty fields close to my house.
There are beautiful moments to be found in the most mundane places.
