I borrowed the word from Russian, which, undoubtedly, borrowed if from French. The way I understood it, in French "genre" means everyday, mundane. In Russian, "genre photography" means photography (usually of everyday scenes, predominantly, but not necessarilly, not set up) of something with a story. Basically, the photographer's take on everyday situations. There is often a feeling of a culmination when you look at a genre picture. However, defining it is very hard, and in the Russian photography boards there are never-ending arguments about what is genre photography. Some think that genre cannot be set up, for example, but I disagree.
Here are a few quick examples, from what I've viewed recently, of what genre photography is, in my understanding:
 , also this, and this.
However, it very well may be that in English this word is not used for the same purpose. I need to ask around. |
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