“…I want to create something that would not have existed without me.” Minor White
Category Archives: Quotes
“…to hold one’s breath…”
“To photograph is to hold one’s breath when all our faculties converge to capture the fleeting reality; it is then that the seizure of an image is a great physical and intellectual joy.” Henri Cartier-Bresson
Like a Stain
A photograph is “like a stain”. “You can turn away but when you come back they’ll still be there looking at you.” – Diane Arbus
Keith Goldstein: New York Street Photographer – The Interview
Many thanks to Marcus Niski for this opportunity! JUNE 1, 2018 BY NAKEDCITIESJOURNAL Keith Goldstein: New York Street Photographer – The Interview Keith Goldstein is a New York based street photographer who photographs his subjects in various locations in and around Manhattan. His images are candid portrayals of New Yorkers as he encounters them throughout the various boroughsContinue reading “Keith Goldstein: New York Street Photographer – The Interview”
“For What We See Is What We Are”
I haven’t thought of Ernst Haas in years. Every so often I come across an image of his and it sparks a wonderful teenage memory. Haas was a photojournalist and pioneering color photographer. I was lucky to discover him very early in my career. Haas bridged the gap between photojournalism and the use of photographyContinue reading ““For What We See Is What We Are””
“There is something noble, I think, about doing nothing.”
“I wanted to present what I saw, pure and simple.”
“The pictures have to talk, not me.” – Robert Frank “Leaving Home, Coming Home: A Portrait of Robert Frank”
“…fool’s errand.”
“The End Of Street Photography” – At Least For This New York City Photographer, by Michael Ernest Sweet I have written about the problems of street photography before, and my prediction for its ultimate collapse, but still it goes on. Nearly everyone agrees that street photography has become a repetitive, over-saturated, largely ignored genre inContinue reading ““…fool’s errand.””
Leaving Home, Coming Home
“The pictures have to talk, not me.” – Robert Frank, “Leaving Home, Coming Home: A Portrait of Robert Frank”
“…a certain sacredness”
“It’s not just the meaning of the image that has changed – the act of looking does not have the same meaning. Now, it’s about showing, sending and maybe remembering. It is no longer essentially about the image. The image for me was always linked to the idea of uniqueness, to a frame and toContinue reading ““…a certain sacredness””
