Photography Hot Takes - Photography is Nothing with Zach Dobson & Courtney McCracken

Episode 26 - Photographers are a passionate bunch and always have hot takes about our beliefs and convictions surrounding our art. And this goes all the way to the beginning of photography with the original hot take: Is photography art?Zach and Courtney discuss some of the biggest hot takes throughout the history of photography.In this episode we talk about current & historical photography hot takes like…Photography isn’t artPhotography should only reflect realityColor photography isn’t artFilm is better than digitalPlus Zach & Courtney give their own personal photography hot takes.“Photography is nothing–it's life that interests me.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson Index0:00 - They said my high school photography was better0:48 - Photography hot takes: past & present1:40 - When should photographers volunteer their time5:21 - Photography is not art7:11 - Henry Peach Robinson wrote the book on Pictorialism12:44 - Eugene Atget showed how documentary photography could be art17:01 - Edward Steichen - The Flatiron (1904)18:09 - Ansel Adams hated pictorialism20:03 - f64 was a group of photographers advocating for realism26:00 - Color photography is vulgar27:03 - Don’t colorize black & white photos34:10 - Film is better than digital40:14 - Street photography hot take: wait to share your photos43:38 - Zach says photographers are content creators51:11 - Courtney cares who is behind the camera54:46 - The internet preferred Zach’s high school photographyFind ZachWebsite: https://zachdobson.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zachdobsonphoto/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zachdobsonphotoThreads: https://www.threads.com/@zachdobsonphotoFind CourtneyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/courtneymccracken_/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@happy_life_lessonsThreads: https://www.threads.com/@courtneymccracken_About the PodcastPhotography is Nothing with Zach Dobson and Courtney McCracken is a weekly conversation about photography and all its impact. Each week Zach and Courtney discuss their latest adventures, life lessons, and anything else that sounds interesting. Photography is Nothing invites you into the conversations they were already having as a married couple running a photography and media company in the current world.Fair Use StatementThis document contains copyrighted material, the use of which has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. I have determined this to be "fair use" of the copyrighted material as referenced and provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. If you wish to use any copyrighted material from this document for purposes of your own that go beyond fair use, you must obtain express permission from the copyright owner.