Episode #253: Just Why Do We Take Pictures?

This week: I’m going back to basics, thinking about the reasons behind why we take pictures.

As I set off on the way home from giving a talk recently, I began thinking about the stories and motivations that lie behind the photographs we view.

Of course, everyone has their own reasons for picture making – for some, it’s mostly commercial, for others it’s all about the process or even, simply, the joy of creating something from nothing.

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