This is quite complicated to explain, and my photography skills are not very high. I am just an amateur enthusiast sharing my own thoughts.
First, it is important to maintain a humble attitude.#
When it comes to photography skills, aesthetic level cannot be ignored. In today's world, "aesthetic" seems to have been stigmatized as a form of political correctness, which is regrettable. This gives some people an excuse to say, "I don't understand, things I don't comprehend must be some form of political correctness," or "this person must be blindly taking photos." Do not have such thoughts. It's okay to not understand, but do not jump to conclusions.
Secondly, it is important to look at the photography collections and albums of masters.#
Do not overly care about the opinions of internet users. To be honest, there are very few people with high skills, and they spend no more than five seconds looking at a photo. Think about it, you haven't paid them, so why should they spend time and energy writing comments for you? It is more useful to interact with senior photographers than to communicate with internet users. After this post, I will share a few websites that I like to visit, hoping it can help everyone.
Lastly, remember this sentence:#
No matter how high your photography skills are, the essence of photography is to record, nothing more.
Websites:
Magnum:
https://www.magnumphotos.com/
LFI:
https://lfi-online.de/ceemes/
Yan Ming's portfolio:
https://www.yanming.im/country-of-ambition/
1x online exhibition:
https://1x.com/exhibitions/featured
Vivian Maier's portfolio:
https://www.vivianmaier.com/
Siegfried Hansen's portfolio:
https://siegfried-hansen.de/
By the way, special thanks to three YouTubers:
https://www.youtube.com/@GuoJing
https://www.youtube.com/@boundaryofficial3554
https://www.youtube.com/@xelacroix225
These three individuals (to be precise, four individuals, because there are two members in the Boundary) have greatly helped improve my photography/artistic concepts. Thank you to them.
P.S. Even after all this time, I still have to say, xlog is such a great platform...