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Sunday, October 12, 2008
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I'm now at 5967 photos taken with my Panasonic LX3 camera, and I'm every once in a while thinking whether photography is a good hobby after all. Earlier I was quite positive that taking photos is a way of looking at the world, seeing what is there, a way of opening towards the reality of life. But now I'm not so sure any more. Perhaps photography can be also a kind of escape from reality, a closing of eyes for things at the same time when you are using the camera. Am I shutting my eye on global problems like pollution, lack of food, and financial crisis? Is photography a way of focusing on one thing while simultaneously shutting out important other things?
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