Meaning Less

“I photograph to see what the world looks like in photographs.” -Garry Winogrand.

Not every photograph needs to have a meaning, sometimes a picture of pigeons eating vomit is just a picture of pigeons eating vomit, and nothing else. Waste water outlets on the same wall – interesting to me because the shape of the ‘matter’ looks like South American ceremonial dance costumes.

I, like a lot of photographers, including the late Gary Winogrand, simply want to see what the world looks like in a photograph.

5 responses to “Meaning Less”

  1. Harriot Grayson Avatar
    Harriot Grayson

    beautiful work

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  2. Every picture has a meaning.

    It does tell a story.

    At least, about the photographer.

    Thx for sharing!

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  3. More great imagery. At one time Pineapples were only in the domain of Aristocrats and the super rich.

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  4. The idea that a photograph doesn’t have to mean any more than the photographer liked it seems to have got lost in the last few years.

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    1. Yep, suddenly every image has to be nuanced and laden with hidden meaning, when in fact the photographer saw a paint splatter or soapy water in a gutter and thought ‘I like that shape’.

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