I'm not against beauty, it just sounds boring to me.
Perspective is a moment in time that cannot be fully appreciated until that moment has passed.
I use contrary-ism in every part of my life.
I believe that this whole question of some photography being true and some untrue is a non-question. Photography is not objective; it never was objective.
Design is just language and the real issue is what you use that language to do.
No matter what your cultural sophistication or what language you speak, everyone can understand images.