Some of you may be surprised I've picked an image in this style of fashion photography, as apposed to the documentary approach I usually write about. At the moment, I am on Easter holidays and enjoying a well-earned break from the buzz of University. I am very lucky to have a lot of friends at home who also are studying in media subjects, but whilst catching up with them, I've noticed one topic of conversation we all seem to have in common.
That is the rivalry, or weird heirachy, that can form, whether it's between similar subjects, years or even between the members on the same course. It seems everyone wants to be better than this person, or that person or on the more 'respected course', so they can they can look down upon someone else. I know in my University, there are 3 courses very similar to one another, and all, at one point or another, have been the butt of a joke, seen as the 'least important medium' or the 'easy' course (which, I can tell you, is entirely false. I'm lucky to live with 3 hard-working photographers, who are all on a different photography course to me, and I respect and admire all that they do.).
Why can't we see there is an important purpose for all types of art and media? What do we gain from degrading or mocking the work of others? Why don't we take the amazing opportunity to encourage one another? This picture above is only one of many photographs, not from my chosen genre, that I'm inspired by. The bravery of it all, the mix between the model's beauty and the Average Joe, the movement. It teaches me something that I can later apply to my own work. We need to remove pride and jealousy from the equation, and replace those feelings with supportiveness for our fellow photographers. We are all in this industry together after all.
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