“As a fledgling street photographer strolling up and down the streets of cities, I quickly became aware of Time and its erosive power. …for it seemed to me that what was about to vanish was important and irreplaceable, and frankly, I wanted my photographs to offer, in some manner, the power of resuscitation. Actually, I […]
Category Archives: Photography
Sometimes I just can’t resist the obvious.
“…I can’t recreate my feelings about how I happened to do this or that, because a lot of my stuff was done without any motivation, more than just what I call having a good time fooling around.” – Imogen Cunningham (click image for larger view)
Wishing wells and mandalas
listen to warm thaw watching egos dissolving into a sea of compassion [qt:/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/mz000034.mov 480 10] (click on images for larger view)
Light, always the light. Sometimes the time.
“A painter works with color as the medium, a photographer works with light.” – Carlotta M. Corpron (click on image for larger view) and time — the photographer works with light and/or time Last Sunday Ann’s son, Josh, brought Clyde over for a visit.
The seeing eye
Last evening I read from “Imogen Cunningham, Ideas without end” by Richard Lorenz; and again just before going to lunch with my friend, David White. These readings, and looking at her photographs, inspired me to write in my journal, “…intend to see more and deeper.” “You have to have it in you first, you don’t learn it. […]
Time slice and tear
melting away under the hand of time a tear no longer able to distinguish between joy and sorrow (click image for larger view)
How to survive the economic slowdown
Here’s what people say to do to survive this current economic slowdown: Market Budget Sharpen Position Increase Exposure Self promotion – All the time Develop New Business Deliver on promise of Client-centered organization Manifest polite behavior Exceed client’s expectations Sustain positive attitude Keep Calm See the glass as half full Be flexible Never take the work for […]
Photography is not… or what is photography?
“Photography is not cute cats, nor nudes, motherhood or arrangements of manufactured products. Under no circumstances is it anything ever anywhere near a beach.” – Walker Evans – American Photography, 1984, 23 – 24. [“EW:100 – Centennial Essays in Honor of Edward Weston”, “Carmel: Beneficial to Bohemia” p. 48, Untitled 41, The Friends of Photography, Carmel, California […]
Inspiration: Morning. A new day. The first day of a new era. Waiting for Barack Obama to deliver his inaugural address.
“Art is the perpetual motion of illusion. The highest purpose of art is to inspire. What else can you do? What else can you do for anyone but to inspire them?” — Bob Dylan (click image for larger view)
what do you look at? why?
“I’m looking for things I’ve never seen before.” — Robert Mapplethorpe “Constantly ask yourself, ‘what the heck would what I’m looking at look like framed, still, two-dimensional, in black and white?’ If the search for an answer gets your heart pumping, makes your throat dry and you become kind of gooey inside, it’s love. Don’t fight […]