Navigating modern internet driven communications platforms and social media has been a pretty wild ride. Not only do we not have any control over the algorithms, we don’t even have the data to navigate or make the most use of them.

What is the answer, the solution for me to grow my photography if I can’t reach the people who need to see the images… and who are those people? The artists themselves, or their fans? and where do I draw a line between promoting an artist I’ve photographed, or promoting my own work as the photographer without stepping on that same artist’s toes?

Maybe branching out to more or different platforms… like not unironically ‘patreon’?

What do I do to make money at this, if even just to keep up with the gear required to keep doing it? I know other people do it but I don’t think I’d be too comfortable with selling images of someone else’s likeness.

Would the artists I photograph be ok with it if I sold a coffee table book with THEM in it? Would they be flattered, or upset?