I noticed you are a watcher of Torkhelle.

I am here to ask you to think a little bit about his attitude in recent times. His gallery speaks for itself, so I don't need to mention the horrid watermark he puts in all his photos and how derivative they are; I'll let you be the judge of that yourself. I also won't talk about how he says "my friend" at least once in every single comment, that should be annoying enough for anybody to notice. What I would like you to think about is his attitude and how he treats its viewers. Not only does he hide comments left and write whenever people don't praise his "artworks", but he acts as if photographs casually taken of unprepared landscapes and scenery is any kind of "art". And no, photoshop filters don't count as art.

I ask for common sense, I ask you to reflect on the state of our community with people like him. I understand you may like some or all of his photos for your own personal reasons, but treating them like "art" is an insult to all the artists in the world (excluding myself, for obvious reasons). Uninspired, untalented, undecided and unprepared is all I can think of when I see his "work". Pictures of streets taken at head level without a tripod, no obvious knowledge of the rule of thirds or any kind of preparation. Burnt pictures without any kind of serious digital treatment. Photos of buildings that are not his to photograph much less to sell! Desperate shots of a cloudy skies, pretending to take the work of God and show it without any kind of serious presentation and sell it!

That's all I ask of you. Not to stop watching him, not to stop liking his uploads, not to stop being his friend or whatever. But to think and act like someone who respects and appreciate art. This is my call, so we can all make dA a better place.

P.S.: And if you're thinking of using his pieces for things of your own, DO NOT be fooled by his claims of copyright! His works are licensed under a Creative Commons license, so you may use it at will, as long as you refer him in your work. His claims of copyright, again, are only an attempt to prevent artists from using his stock photos for their own creative and rightful art.

Obrigado pelo Watch

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Miss Alice Katatonik

Thanks for the

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vê a actualização do meu d.A. <3

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Canon, a maior invenção desde a roda!