Category Archives: Up Close

It all seems so fragile

Beauty can be seen in all things, seeing and composing the beauty is what separates the snapshot from the photograph. — Matt Hardy thursday morning she flew into the window and ann loved her alive (click images for larger view) a walk through the play ground continuing to learn the Ultima now with 90mm Apo-Rodagon […]

Leica M8, Visoflex III plus Cambo Ultima

“A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know.” — Diane Arbus, Diane Arbus: A biography by Patricia Bosworth access ability pursuit of happiness social justice. enigmas For the last month I’ve been moving my office into my home. Remodeling a bathroom and building a custom version of […]

words bouncing off visions

“I trust pictures, but no pictures in my world – because I know what goes on.” — Naomi Campbell So, sitting in the kitchen, reading The Nation, or rather articles within, which refer to the life, times and work of Roberto Bolaño, who said, “Then what is writing of quality? Well, what it’s always been: […]

Catching a moment… passing… and true.

“Photography to me is catching a moment which is passing, and which is true.” – Jacques-Henri Lartigue sometimes we are still to catch that which passes by sometimes we pass by that which lies in stillness suddenly all made perfect sense; the jungle filled with songs, sex, fights, flights… care fully, slipping within transparent designs posing as true visions

Pictures as thoughts?

“A room hung with pictures is a room hung with thoughts.” – Sir Joshua Reynolds Oh dear; do your rooms have quality thoughts hanging about? While waiting for my take-out Mu Shu Shrimp last evening I thought… (click images for larger view) then it occurred to me that… and yet… what do you think?