Mystery: it’s the biggest thing missing from images today. That’s because most photographers create images for algorithms that are designed to give the entire story away to increase engagement on the platform. That said, people aren’t left wanting more when they look at the images they see. Our society wants to give everything away because that’s how we hook people lest they be distracted by other things. But good photography doesn’t lean into what an algorithm dictates people should do. Instead, it tempts people to get deeper in with it and give them their 100% attention.
