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If the photo isn't on the Internet it doesn't exist.
If the photo is on the Internet it doesn't exist.

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.