Viewers will be able to see the continuing tradition of pictorial photography, which continues largely unruffled by modern movements. This conservatism with variations is one of the strengths of the photographic society exhibitions and one of the facets that is periodically attacked by graphic artists and fine art critics.
A Concise History of Photography by Helmut Gernsheim
ISBN: 0486251284 Page: 217 This book is available from Amazon
I always insist that art is not a competition. Critics and curators miss the fact that valid work takes place across a wide spectrum - they are in love with the mode du jour and they cannot see that there are many valid concurrent modes of thinking among artists.
