“… it’s not about perfection. It’s about communication.” – Patti Smith
Category Archives: Quotes
Any camera….
“Any camera is fine. It is only the means for taking a photo.” -Daido Moriyama
Charles Harbutt, “I Don’t Take Pictures; Pictures Take Me”
One book, amongst others, that I keep close at hand is “Travelog”, by Charles Harbutt. I have no recollection of purchasing it, but I have owned my hardcover copy for over 35 years. It is one of many books that I keep returning to again and again. Harbutt was for many years a photojournalist, widelyContinue reading “Charles Harbutt, “I Don’t Take Pictures; Pictures Take Me””
Street photography…..
Street photography is an aesthetic. Street photography is not a “pill”. Street photography is not a “pre-set”. Street photography is not something that can be taught. No one can teach you how to photograph a stranger on the street without permission or getting punched in the face. Experience will teach you that. I applaud thoseContinue reading “Street photography…..”
“…Suddenly you’re alive.”
“Photography is a response that has to do with the momentary recognition of things. Suddenly you’re alive. A minute later there was nothing there. I just watched it evaporate. You look one moment and there’s everything, next moment it’s gone.” – Joel Meyerowitz
Photographs are not accidents.
I read an artist’s statement today that said, “My shooting style is so-called snapshot, so I can say all of my photographs were taken by a mere accident. They are the photographs of somewhere yet nowhere.” Photographs are not accidents. One makes a choice to press the shutter when that which is seen, felt, observed,Continue reading “Photographs are not accidents.”
Dream
“Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.” – Edgar Allan Poe “Dream”, from the series “Ocular”
I am not a voyeur.
Ok. On one hand I understand why the 35mm – 50mm focal lengths are so important to photography. They apparently allow one to see the world as the “eye” sees it. Therein, for me, lies the problem from the beginning. I have an extensive art background. I know no artist that “sees” with just oneContinue reading “I am not a voyeur.”
Always Moving
I’m never content. Always moving. I’ve noticed my son is this way too. Being on the street is search for meaning. I dove into the wreck of this humanity. I’ve become an unwitting existentialist. Sometimes I get close to whatever it is. Sometimes I just have to laugh at the world and myself. What wereContinue reading “Always Moving”
“…I see and I remember…”
“I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.” Confucius