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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Who is the bitter photographer?
Posted by: BP | November 09, 2007 at 06:49 PM