Photography
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“She spent her whole life trying to understand…”
But what got me was the concept of devotion to an idea as a life-long pursuit. Continue reading
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Moleskin Notes
A survey of things I’ve noted: “I tell you this not as aimless revelation but because I want you to know, as you read me, who I am and where I am and what is on my mind.” ~ Joan Didion, The White Album “There is no shortage of good days. It is good lives that… Continue reading
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Phase of Authenticity
Is it just me, or do other people feel less authentic than they used to? It’s probably just me. I’m not even sure what I mean when I say authentic, but I know it when I feel it. (Kind of like Supreme Court Justice Stewart in 1964, writing about hard-core porn: “I shall not today… Continue reading
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Writing, Photography and Bliss
Joseph Campbell famously stated, “Follow your bliss.” It is a luxury, you say? No, if you want to be alive it’s a necessity. Go do what you do. Listen for the drum beat, follow it. Go. Do it. Continue reading
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Not for the coffee table.
A few weeks ago I ordered some photography books. Not for the coffee table. For the eye. They are: Robert Doisneau, a Taschen “Icon” series book. Bernard Plossu, So Long and two monographs: Edouard Boubat & Lee Friedlander Not a photography book, per se, but I also purchased Clive Scott’s Street Photography, From Atget to… Continue reading
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Why do we take pictures?
Photographs are not so much possessions as they are spirits, even memory incarnate. Continue reading
...the house I live in... 