There are two types of photographers, the discoverer (Finder) and the inventor (Erfinder).
The discoverer acts "in motion," after the model of the hunter and gatherer.2 His activity can be described as "scenic searching": he extracts something from the scenery; he acts perceptually.
The inventor, on the other hand, acts "stationary," after the model of the sedentary producer.3 His activity is an "in-scenic" (staged) researching: he places something into the scenery; he acts conceptually.
Thus, "searching and discovering" describe nature-oriented gestures, whereas "researching and inventing" are culture-oriented. He who becomes an inventor has been denied nature. It is exactly this which characterizes the current situation in photography: Reality – the photographer's natural realm – has begun to be denied him. Yet when reality has been denied, one must invent it anew.