It's a matter of taste

I am confused when people are obsessed with the idea of good taste within all art forms. The reason why I am so confused about this is that their taste seems to be nothing more than a copy of an art/film/music/photography critics magazine. When I look at a piece of art, listen to a song or watch a film, I do not want to know who produced it and what influenced it. I don't want to have any prior knowledge about the work, and allow myself to make a genuine decision as to whether I like it or not...

I found this photograph on a website that lists 50 famous photographers. I deliberately looked through the photos very quickly not looking at the photographers names. I still don't know who took the image above...