i believe that 'pure' postmodernism is next to impossible. also, when it comes to art, i think that there is always a category or division into which a piece of art will fit. there will never be a photograph that is purely postmodern, since even if all of the characteristics of a photo are postmodern by definition, those characteristics will still fall into categories like 'found' 'cubist' 'dada' and so on.
so. if that made absolutely no sense to you, suffice it to say that art will never be purely subjective. the categories that we fit every piece into will accord us with the criteria by which to judge it. this is where the professional comes in. even though everyone and avril lavigne has a canon, (an advertising campaign that truly sickens me) there is still a criteria by which to value the professional quality photo, so long as it continues to be better than the photo made by the amateur.
after that little foray into artistic philosophy; something nice to look at:
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