This is one of Nietzsche's most famous quotes. It is lovingly brought out for more or less every superhero movie made. Peter Parker and Bruce Wayne both have had that troubling tendency that the more they fight crime, the more the criminal they become.
This past weekend I went to a lovely wedding in Sandusky, OH. Well known for it's roller coasters, less well known for its wedding venues, Sandusky is truly small town Ohio, along with all the towns we passed through to get there!
The wedding was delightful and as always I took my camera. So while most people enjoyed their time dancing. I enjoyed a good chunk of my time taking photographs. The Groom later said (quite drunkenly) that he already thought my photos would be better than the photographers he hired. This was of course followed by a Jagger Bomb. This we will have to see. One of the things I talked about earlier in my blog was that I didn't like taking photos of people, especially posed ones. I loved the candid photograph. Now a few weddings down the line I feel a lot more comfortable with the candid shot.
I am now standing at the edge, staring into the abyss. I think the abyss is staring back into me.Another fine Nietzsche quote is this:
He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster.
My personal adaptation for this weekend would be:
He who emulates wedding photographers might take care lest he thereby become a wedding photographer.
Now the real question I have for you is this........is it really such a bad thing?
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