(Camera: Ricoh GX200) Photography is like painting or drawing. It is born with individuality. The photographer has a message to say, and so it is said in the final image on the strength of how he or she reproduces the scene. Given that the persons are equally skilled in photography, the only thing that makes the reproduction and hence the message stand out is individuality. It is also individuality that gives the images their unique artistic value, making them a success or not.
A practical training to cultivate individuality is to think laterally, meaning that you change your stance or train of thoughts by jamming in interrelated elements. In a word, it is simply doing a crossover sort of thinking. Take the shot of today for example. The modern building was seen and therefore reproduced at an angle to mimic the famed Leaning Tower of Pisa.
In parallel, the satellite-signal receiver discs and the moon are included to give the image an extra dimension of interest, heighten the sense of modernity versus history and tighten the tension/ connection of the elements in the image.
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