The gear you can't afford is not the barrier keeping you from success. Gear has very little to do with photography.
Chase JarvisRead
It's the first time in the history of the world that creatives are also distributors. And that's very profound if you think that up until the recent history, permission was required for us to be able to share work at any sort of scale. We had to get permission from galleries, from ad agencies or photo editors to be able to have our work out there. And now anybody with access to a computer can show their work in 200 countries around the world.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Creatives today have unprecedented access to share their work without needing permission from traditional gatekeepers.
This quote by Chase Jarvis highlights the transformative impact of technology on the creative industry, emphasizing that for much of history, artists were limited by the need for validation and distribution through established entities like galleries and agencies. With the advent of digital platforms, anyone can now share their creativity globally, democratizing access and allowing for a much broader range of voices and expressions in the arts.
Themes
CreativityDistributionTechnologyAccessEmpowerment
In practice
Example use cases
In a conference on digital art, this quote can be used to inspire aspiring artists about the new opportunities available to them.
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