Le Paulmier reaffirms photography genre as having bright future
Malaga skyline view from the Cathedral rooftop
Clichés, it is said, are dead metaphors. The first time someone uttered, “like a bull in a china shop,” everyone thought of the havoc in the scene. But as the phrase is used over and again, we no longer see the seething bull or the white shards of Fine China scattered on the floor. We only hear the words and recognize what they are getting at.
But clichés go beyond sayings. Today, we have cliché-bound genres of photography — namely, nature and travel. But a new wave of photographers is looking to change this.
In a recent article by Pat Le Paulmier, the creative photographer proposes a name for this new admixture that he is keen on promoting. So called “fine art travel photography” expands beyond the current regimentation of travel, nature, and fine art, bringing together threads from all three to produce images that take even the most well-worn destinations and turns them on their head.
A Much-Welcomed Change
The moment you consider this genre, it seems strange that it hasn’t already been picked up by experts & industry insiders. Outdoor & nature photography, while sometimes achieving great aesthetic heights, are overloaded with journeyman work that says little more than, “Look at that. Don’t you recognize it?”