I feel very overwhelmed going into photoville, very out of place.To begin with, I really don’t travel to Brooklyn because either there are parts that I don’t feel safe in or I find myself not having anything to do there because they tend to cater to tourists. Everyone seemed to have a very fancy looking camera and know how to use it and I’m here struggling how to focus my camera on me. All of these booths had very powerful and beautiful pictures some of my favorite exhibits were surrounding pressing issues. Others were simply just photos of the artist’s friends or family. One of the exhibits that caught my attention the most was called useless. Inside was nothing but a skull and photos of bison. Only later when paying closer attention to the images do I realize that the population number was above, in one here was the number 60 million in the year 1900 and then today there are only under 300 wild bison left. I think out of all of them that one was probably my favorite because it used no photographs but rather a video and left the majority of the booth very empty. It felt as though it was being very artistic by doing that. Other exhibits really include seem to express the beauty of the human body, which I feel I wouldn’t appeal to me at the beginning but afterward I realize those were my favorite pieces.

 

Also while I was there I got to talk with a lot of artists and other professional photographers some even showed me how to work my camera better and even took photos of me as well. As someone who isn’t really interested in this field, it felt very intimidating to enter a pit focused on it, but I’m very surprised as to the way others were very welcoming and friendly when wanting to explain Concepts. I was also very happy to see that the event not only showcased professional photographers but as well as up and coming artists and even high school and college students. The entire space felt very diverse and like it was addressing important issues it wasn’t just pictures of pictures.I definitely feel like my experience at photoville made me want to take photography more seriously not for a professional purpose but rather to be able to capture my life through such beautiful photos.

 

If I had the money to pay for some of the art that were on sale I would but sadly I’m still a broke college student.