Very well put Andy.
In my opinion too, quite often the common denominator with the best examples of this application of photography is what cannot be seen rather than that thrust at the viewer. Clever use of lighting, subtle use of props, require the educated viewers imagination. That said, today where we have virtually gaming, iplayer, and 24hour global updates, imagination is increasingly seen as too much like hard work, we tend to see lots more .....quite literally
.......or is that I'm getting to be an 'old fart' before my time?
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