Thanks for the comments and references guys! it's much appreciated. I apologise if I inflamed the VSCO argument with my light hearted comment also.
Heavyp - Everybody is entitled to their opinion, thats what makes photography subjective. What i'd like to see is some validation to your arguments, which Tristan provided, instead of the "This looks OK and this looks shit" statements, it's created a situation that's not productive to anyone. Your comments only serve to strengthen peoples opinions of Tristan...
Myself excluded, there are a number of people here who ARE working photographers, and they are very good at what they do, I can't see why you'd discredit them.