I agree, intellectualism in photography is overrated. I just wish it could be replaced by common sense.
Photography opens your eyes a little wider to the world around you.
If you cannot think of anything to say that is useful or enlightening about your images, then don't say anything. There are plenty of other people who would love to put words in your mouth.
I start a lot of photo projects but never seem to. . . .
Predators and prey always coexist. That's why we have galleries as well as photographers.
A photograph is a picture and no more true or false than any other depiction; why is that so hard to comprehend?