Yeah - but. However. We all know of the 'expert' critiques of Ansel Adams, a genuine master. There are schools of thought, in anything. Some people will never agree on such basics. And not everything done by the master will equally please him or her, or the critic, or the fan. It is okay to criticize something by Wright Morris, or Avedon, or those preferred here (http://www.pdngallery.com/legends/), or any of a hundred famous photographers. Rowell had some outstanding photos. But in order for some to be, others were not, etc. Weston was no different. The satire of the piece could easily be a self-parody, at that link.
There is no one standard of beauty, in other words. But one might argue that theirs, ultimately, is better than others - based on their standards, otherwise. And for that alone, some will refuse to agree.
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