wankin the terms of it being terrible. Hipster Wank is a term to describe bad art work using a medium that is outdated or just old. Hipsters are the ones who tend to use an out dated medium. They use it because they think it makes their art work better or they use it to show their different. You can see this on Instagram by simply looking at the hashtag âfilm is not deadâ.
Person 1: âmate look at this photographyâ
Person 2: âyeah thatâs a good example of hipster wank. Shooting in 35mm film doesnât make your photography goodâ