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November 06, 2007

Return of the Bitter Photographer

Today's riddle: Who is the Bitter Photographer? 

In September, an anonymous crank launched a blog called Bitter Photographer with this explanation:

"Bitter photographer felt like he needed a forum to vent about the photo industry. He is anonymous in order to be able to tell the truth about what he sees without being viewed as a bigger a-hole than he already is."

"BP" took a few weeks off and I thought we'd lost him, but he returned this week in rare form. BP does sarcasm the way Red Bull does caffeine.

On that note, I'd like to take a moment to salute the Bitter Photographer. Whoever you are, you're doing a heck of a job. Every word you write is constructive and generous. And when it's time to lay down the law, you always pick deserving targets – overrated young upstarts, obscure ad shooters, Germans, your own rep. Best of all, you do it anonymously – so nobody thinks you're an a-hole! You are the critical voice the photo business so desperately needs. If you didn't have the guts to say what's wrong with photography, who would?

(Previously: Guess The Anonymous Photo Industry Bloggers.) 

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