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Paul Melcher has been named one of the "50 most influential individuals in American photography" by American Photo. He is currently senior vice president of the PictureGroup. He writes the Thoughts of a Bohemian blog.The Era of Diminished Expectations in Photography
Today’s photography market is flooded with functional images that wash over us without impact. They may do the “trick” for cash-crunched art directors and editors — but they have no magic. They are “good enough” images at a time when being “good enough” seems to be all that matters.
Previous Stories
- Photo Manipulation Isn’t a Sin — But Lying About It Is
- In the Digital Race, Publishers Lose Sight of Quality
- Don’t Give Up Hope Against Photography’s Dark Forces
- Is the Un-Photographed Life Worth Living?
- The Photography Industry Needs Fewer Lawyers — and More Trust
- When Fear Rules the Photography World, We All Lose
- The Only Thing Photography Has to Fear Is Fear Itself
- Never Underestimate the Power of Your Camera
- Photography’s Old Boys Club Is Gone Forever — Now Success Is Up to You
- Please, No More Pictures of Dying Africans
- 18 Tips for Being a Photography Original
- Where Do You Rank with Photography Snobs?
- If All You Have Is a Hammer, Everything Looks Like a Nail
- Five Reasons War Photographers Are an Endangered Species
- 10 Ways to Fight for Your Digital Rights as a Photographer
- Make Me Listen with My Eyes
- The Best Photographers Are Troublemakers
- Why Chris Usher’s Loss Is a Defeat for All of Us
- Want to Stop Online Photo Piracy? Create a Better User Experience
- The Google Way — and How It Devalues Photography
- The Tyranny of the Thumbnail
- Can Photographers Succeed Without Gatekeepers?
- No Safe Havens for the Photo Industry in 2009
- Free Photography Will Save the World — and Nine Other Myths
- Goodbye (and Good Riddance) to the Pro Stock Photographer
- Let’s Start a “Save Photography” Movement; Who’s with Me?
