When I started learning photography years ago, my genre was street photography. It was practical, no fancy equipment needed, don't have to go far away. You just

When I started learning photography years ago, my genre was street photography. It was practical, no fancy equipment needed, don't have to go far away. You just go out and start shooting. I was interested in documentary work, trying to capture truth "as objective as possible" Then I found the works of Ansel Adams, the Westons (Edward, Brett), Aaron Siskind, Hiroshi Sugimoto, etc. Painters like René Magritte and Mark Rothko are also big inspirations. I conclude "making images" for me is far more interesting than "taking images".