there is nothing to see here

In every place in the world, there are essential locations, buildings, monuments, statues or even atmospheres that everyone knows, everyone wants to see and everyone tries to capture in a photograph. Tens of thousands of variations of these photographs are circulating on the web. People are digesting these images in a high-speed tempo and are quick to dismiss what they have seen before so many times. At the verge of the 20th century, painters as Manet, Cézanne or Picasso were searching for new, interesting ways to depict reality in paintings in response to the rise of photography. Similarly, photographers or visual artists now are seeking new ways to show the world in response to the increased availability of technology and the internet as a means of distribution. The challenge is to find shots that still capture the viewers’ attention, that force them to look at a known concept with a new perspective and that make them more consciously take in and experience the photographs.