With the recent photography major beghasted, I felt like taking the opportunity to share these thoughts I've been having for a while.

I think photography is distinct enough of an art form that it deserves its own format. Plus, people who host XHBs would no longer need to add "photography" to the battle name (as happened a couple of times) and could name them whatever, because the little camera icon, or such, representing the format would already tell entrants that they are in for a photography battle.

Would the photography format also include staged photography (e.g. assembling objects in the scene in an interesting way) or should there be a separate art installation format?

Hmm, what do you people think of Max Chaplin's question?

Personally, I think it's acceptable for both styles of photography to remain in the same format. In that case, it would be up to bitpack creators to either: clarify in an individual bitpack if photos have to be solely staged or solely documented or; not clarify that at all and we'll have a mix of both in the same battle.

The two battles I linked to have both staged and documented photography entries mixed in and this hasn't posed to be a problem so far, at least from what I can tell.

i like this idea.

Yeah I agree, if this was a format it would make sense to clarify any expectations about staging to be part of the bitpack if needed.

Suggestion: PORNOGRAPHY

finally a good idea

If there was a public election for new admin and telebasher wanted to be a candidate, my vote would go to her.