The concept of GAS is common, not only among photographers, but also among enthusiasts of other leisure activities likes golf, surfing, skiing, playing guitar, etc. to name just a few. While…
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Our senses are heightened when we travel. Everything is new—the mist enveloping the mountains, the cow meandering among the cars, the woman in the striking dress—and we want to save every…
Photo-PhilosophyIn Pursuit of Elegance (if Not a “Good” Photo – Whatever that Means) in the Highlands – By David Allen
My field of study was mathematics. And, in mathematics, there is a high value placed on the elegance of a solution, rather than on the time or energy spent on one.…
I need to take more bad photos. What I mean is I ought to shoot more, period. But I know that I learn more from the bad photos than the good…
“Please move along,” the man said. I had wanted to photograph the door he opened, of the brownstone on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, along a quiet residential street on…
I increasingly appreciate the social aspect of photography. Although I belong among the admirers of Vivian Maier — who could not be fascinated by the story of the street photographer-nanny discovered…
Now as never before I like looking at people. My obsession with taking photos has made me much more interested in other people. I have to be careful not to stare…
I thought it would be worthwhile to express, as explicitly as possible, what it is that causes me to enjoy film photography more than I enjoy its digital imitation. Although I…
“Are you a photographer?” the woman seated next to me on the airplane asked. She had spied my camera bag with two bodies and three extra lenses.“Are you a model?” I…
