In twenty years which picture am I going to want to look at? A picture of a family member or a picture of a gas station?
In twenty years which picture am I going to want to look at? A picture of a family member or a picture of a gas station?
BTW, I still also shoot with 120 film and had certain themes to work on (like "color", "flower", "morning activities", etc). If I want to take (lots of) random images, my phone or DSLR is always ready.
I understand your point, though. Probably lots of us urban photographers have more gas stations photos on their drives compared to their relatives :D
I also prefer pictures of people, but I would generalize it to pictures that help form a memory, most are connected to people.
A photo should tell a story. In twenty years you want the memory of the story not some posed artificial set up.
Like with all stories, the setting is important so you should not discount the gas station.