Recently I was thinking about the abundance of material I have which ends up in bundles each day I shoot. Folders full of potential fodder, likely inspiration for someone else. Strangers from around the globe who I'll never meet. Why not make photography, digital images of my creation as well as sounds available for free download? It's a way to invite collaboration or in the least give another being something to work with, even if I never see the end result.
As much as many artists like to be perceived the epitome of anti everything, as denouncers of capitalism and feasting on the rich, most aren't willing to give any bit of art away freely and will argue with others about devaluing their work with accessible prices, regularly mirroring typical elitist sentiments contributing to more noise polluting our contemporary 'art world'. You don't have to give away art, but don't ridicule anyone else for their choice to do so. It will not adversely affect anything you have going on I promise.
I don't hoard books and things someone else could benefit from so why wouldn't I release digital files I'll likely never put to use. I also started my research around stock photography and passive income, also more visibility. It's important for me to recognize the tools and resources at my disposal so I'm not complaining about what I don't have and to fully use what I do. The action of adding a collaborate page to this website as well as a links page is to continue what I do irl; invite community. Consider this post as your invitation to create with or frankly without C. using materials I provide freely. Assisting in the creativity of another is fine with me, even if I don't know I've done it which is often the case in general as I share free content across social media platforms. Why not do it on purpose?
