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Every day, it seems, I hear or read about “The box” and how we are encouraged to think and act outside “The box”. Yet I wonder, if we all work to escape “The box” isn’t there a danger of transforming the extraordinary into the commonplace? The rules that dictate what is or isn’t a good photograph remain constant – the rule of thirds, lighting and exposure etc (no need to list them here – they are, after all, components of “The box” and familiar to us all) – but modern technology, especially in…

I hate photography. I hate that sinking feeling when you’ve done all the Photoshop work you can think of and the photo still looks dull. I hate that, “Wow, that would’ve been a great shot” feeling. I hate the limitations of the viewfinder, that black barrier that cuts all peripheral vision. I hate loading that awesome photo, only to find that someone stepped into the frame with their shorts and Hawaiian shirt. And I hate the fact that all your photos look better than mine… But I love the fact t…