Many photographers dismiss the idea of creating for an audience. “Create for yourself”, they say.
But even for those who despise the notion of creating with others in mind, there's a very special kind of audience we all should consider: our future self.
Time tends to add emotional distance between then and now. If the images we create fail to resonate with others today, they might also fail to resonate with us in the future.
This is why I believe we should reflect on our images from a more objective and detached point of view. So our audience of one doesn't end up becoming an audience of zero.