I've spent the weekend thinking about ideas for my photobook, and I remember researching a while back about Nan Goldin, a photographer who focuses on the Japanese view of wabi-sabi (the beauty of imperfection). When she takes her photos, she never removes anything from the background, that could make the photo look "bad", because she wants to emphasise the realness of her photographs, and make the viewer feel like they are in the setting. Sometimes "bad" photos are the ones that create the most emotion. When looking at a photograph of a couple taken by Nan Goldin, vs a professional photoshoot, there is a lot more emotion attached to Nan Goldin's photography, as she hasn't altered the photographs, or change the setting to make the photo look "better".
Inspired by Nan Goldin, the theme of my photobook will be centred around wabi-sabi, and using seemingly "bad" photographs to express emotion to the viewer
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