The Importance of Being Weird in Photography

Josh Rose
10 min readApr 4, 2020
Photo by Josh S. Rose.

The evolution of one’s photography has a trajectory and it leans toward homogeny, even though it often begins with the romance of finding and capturing something unique.

Here, I want to explore that initial spark that drove you toward the camera. I want to put you back in touch with the odd and the terrifying. The crazy and the unknown. It’s important to embrace your weirdness in photography, being not ashamed of the quirks and the idiosyncrasies of your strange ways and warped thoughts. Within the cracks and scars are a personality all your own — and the world is in desperate need of something different.

The Quick Background On Why You’re Not Weird Enough

It’s mostly explained right here, in a study done in the 1950’s, called the Asch Conformity Experiment:

The short version of it is that we succumb to peer pressure. This video shows that we will do whatever everyone else is doing, even if it compromises our own belief system. But before you get too judgmental on the idea of conformity, just know…

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Josh Rose

Filmmaker, photographer, artist and writer. Writing about creator life and observations on culture. Tips very very much appreciated: https://ko-fi.com/joshsrose