The technical aspects of photographic education are far better and more plentiful (and less expensive) than when I was first learning photography. Back in the olden days (of the twentieth century) learning photography was accomplished in a classroom, or if you were the self-educating type, direct from a book. In short, one really had to look for photographic education. Today, technical education comes from a variety of You Tube “experts” who sometimes provide understandable and usable education. Or at least they (maybe) get you close enough so you can figure out the solution to your problem. Today, the “How to” aspect of photography is easily solved.
The ”Why to” question of photographing is still elusive as ever. Figuring out what you want to say, how to say it and then make sure those thoughts translate into a photographic image remain as elusive as they always have been. The “Why” question can only be answered by you in your own good time. There are those that want to sell you a workshop on unleashing your creative potential through mental gymnastics. There may be some value in those activities from competent teachers (and that’s still a crap shoot) with thousands of dollars in workshop fees at stake.
There is no easy answer to the “why” question, but it’s always been that way and will continue to be that way. The art half of art photography will always be the difficult part to accomplish.
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