Here's a selection of my pet hates;
Overdone processing/filtration
The 'velvia' look - oversaturated colour and boosted contrast in landscape images
The majority of fashion photography images (it's just another picture of a face/body wearing clothes - though portrait photography that captures something of an individual's character is a different matter)
Slavish compliance with the 'rules' of composition and subject matter, both in making and reviewing images.
Mind you, I'd prefer to give a list of some of my likes!
An image with something individual about it, whether in subject matter, lighting, composition.
An image that transports me to the place/time it was made
An image that makes me look more than once, that doesnt lay it all out on a plate for me (e.g. many sunset images are spectacular, but once you've said 'Wow' about the sky, it has nothing else to offer)
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