We 【C1】______ up a camera for the very first time．We snap some pictures．【C2】______ them, and let family members ooh and aah over them．Sounds familiar, 【C3】______ ? It's nice to be praised, isn't it? But, you want more; you need 【C4】______ ．You need people who look at your images in a 【C5】______ way．Not 【C6】______ a spouse who thinks the picture of their daughter is adorable．Not from your mom who thinks the flowers are quite pretty．This is not enough for us.
We crave an unbiased 【C7】______ ．We crave a new understanding of our work．We crave knowledge about this medium．And, we can only achieve 【C8】______ through interaction with other photographers．Isn't that one of the 【C9】______ all of us are here?
But, why do we need this? For validation? Well, 【C10】______ we get that from the oohs and aahs of family members? 【C11】______ is it to gain confidence in our own ability? Or is it to gain knowledge that can only be 【C12】______ through osmosis (潜移默化；耳濡目染；渗透作用)? Actually, I think it's 【C13】______ .
We learn so much just by going to a museum．Why would 【C14】______ around others (and inherently others' work) be any different? We gain confidence in our own ability when we hear what others think of our work．We gain confidence in our 【C15】______ , when others listen to our past experiences.
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