firsttake, you have to understand several things, it has always been that way. There are only so many topics that you can take pictures of...
Also anyone and everyone owns a digital camera and with the internet anyone can post an image... so you see a lot of amateur photographers, photos.. don't judge them so harsh. most are teenagers or in their early 20's.. Most don't have the eye for photography so the images seem to be very similar..
Take me for instance.. I've been taking pictures for 20 years.. I've always had a good eye, but my vision has taken off in the last few years. I feel my pictures are more creative.....I started taking panoramic shots (that way the person lookig at my shots can get a better feel of what I saw), and I've also been traveling a bit more... so a person like me can get a variety of shots..
Mind you I've never looked at the credits when I looked at photography books... Forget about what so and so says about photography... You do you and shoot what catches your eye... It's your vision.. there is no right or wrong....
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