A Philosophical Approach to Photography | Guy Tal on Pixels Podcast
Are you ready to ask yourself some big questions in the spirit of being a more expressive photographer? Guy Tal is my guest, and he's going to inspire you to think more deeply about your relationship to photography and creativity. The word “existential” comes up more than once, so I hope you’re game to take a fascinating philosophical journey with us. We talk about photographic promiscuity, the role of ethics in our work, and how to become more open to the world around us.
Guy Tal is a professional writer and photographic artist living in Utah. He is the author of several books, a blogger, and an educator. In his photographs, he aims to express emotions and moods rather than to document or commemorate the appearances of places or events.
Guy's books, including "Be Extraordinary": https://guytal.com/books
Mentioned in this episode:
Guy's Pledge of Ethics: https://guytal.com/pledge-of-ethics
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi: https://www.cgu.edu/people/mihaly-csi...
A Mathematician's Apology: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Mathe...
Gustav Mahler: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_...
Existentialism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Existen...
Immanuel Kant: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kant/
Hermann Hesse: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann...
Mary Midgley: https://philosophynow.org/issues/140/...
Thus Spake Zarathustra: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1998/...
Benoit Mandelbrot: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benoit_...
Socials:
Website: http://www.bethbuelowphotography.com
Instagram: / bethbuelowphoto
Facebook: / bethbuelowphotography
LinkedIn: / bethbuelow
Acknowledgements:
Inspired Creator Grants: Inspired Creator (http://www.naturephotographyclasses.c...)
Video Editor: Alex Armitage (http://www.alexarmitage.com)
0:00 Intro
2:07 Gratitude
3:30 Guy's New Book
7:17 How Does Our Creative Work Reflect Our Values?
12:00 Photographic Promiscuity
16:10 Is It Useful?
21:33 Philosophical Approach to Art
27:01 Ethics
35:37 1st Pivot Pixel
44:10 2nd Pivot Pixel
49:07 3rd Pivot Pixel
51:22 4th Pivot Pixel
54:27 5th Pivot Pixel
56:37 A New Medium
59:22 What's the Bigger Picture?
1:12:10 Where to find Guy