I’m looking to be part of a portrait organization that also sees growth and change not only as inevitable, but as desirable. I want to join an organization that isn’t only open to new voices, but actually seeks them out. I want to enter a print comp that believes that being stunned by a photo is more important that counting up the numbers or being able to explain why its a stunning photo – some photos just break all the rules and it makes no difference.

I want to see a wide range of photographers at the conventions and events, in a way that would make our differences look small. I want to be challenged creatively. I want to look at the best of the best in terms of imagery and be blown away by some of the photos, even if I hate the others – but I want each to really have an effect on me. I want them to all feel like they came from completely different photographers – and I want each to have avision that you or I couldn’t replicate no matter how hard we try. I want to be able to have a heated discussion about what great photography is and is not and enjoy it over a drink, both knowing that we really had the best interests of each of us at the heart of the discussion.

I don’t get the feeling that PPA would consider this as a set of constructive ideas, but I’d sure love to find out that they do.

Halper photographs portraits of families in Orange County and Los Angeles, california

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