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Public funding, private foundations and other often political power structures determine to a large extent the cultural output of a given country. A small handful of players have a lock on the hegemony of photographic culture in Spain. This produces a lot of inbreeding and narrows the general level of perception and appreciation of photographic art. Instead of being seduced by photography many would-be aficionados feel alienated by it.
This also leaves a lot of very good photographers out of the picture. Others try in vain to mimic what they perceive as the "in" style. All in all, a very sad state of affairs.