Time and again, I find I’m working on projects that involve other people. As a member of several groups, I tried to join other people on my journey in photography… only to find the groups full of three types of people.
Those who don’t bother, those who do bother (and work at it), and those who can’t put that much into photography… It’s that third group that I find odd, and that’s probably because I’m already in that group. That’s why it irks me.
Now there can be many reasons why these groups have lots of people who don’t put that much into it, like they don’t have the resources to do that (financially or time-wise), they are too distracted doing other things (like having a personal life outside of work), and they’re just not that dedicated to photography, in general, because they don’t see it as relevant to their current situation.
But I keep wanting to find companionship amongst the photowalkers group, because I sense creative people that want to do stuff.
And so I’ve organized walks, tried to organize events, even shared with them my own opportunities… and I’m beginning to sense that not only are my skills limited in these areas, … members are just not THAT into sharing with me, not that into joining in these activities.
Whatever. It just seems like pushing on a string. Again, I don’t think this is anyone’s fault… but increasingly I sense that my journey in photography is going to be a lonely one.