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Monday Missive — March 7, 2022

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Rich

Quotes “Show up, show up, show up, and after a while the muse shows up, too.” — Isabel Allende “The photographer’s work is documentary in spirit but it doesn’t carry an explicit commentary, leaving it up to the viewer to … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive — Feb 28, 2022

Posted on February 28, 2022 by Rich

Quotes “But the bottom line is that if we don’t define ourselves and our desires, someone else will. . . . the biggest issue with my type of work (or really any photography) is consent. If the most erotic explicit … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive — February 21, 2022

Posted on February 21, 2022 by Rich

Quotes “I am not a documentarian; I make photographs that reflect an experience, perhaps a mood or an impression. I don’t presume to photograph the ‘spirit of a place’ (if such a thing exists) as much as I hope to … Continue reading →

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February 14, 2022

Posted on February 14, 2022 by Rich

Quotes “The formula for doing a good job in photography is to think like a poet.” — Imogen Cunningham “I don’t want no drummer. I set the tempo.” -– Bessie Smith “No teacher, preacher, parent, friend Or wise man can … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive — February 7, 2022

Posted on February 7, 2022 by Rich

Quotes “The key to becoming a confident and creative photographer is in how we think. If we believe this one image is going to look a certain way—perhaps tack sharp and very literal—will we even consider the possibility that this … Continue reading →

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January 31, 2022

Posted on January 31, 2022 by Rich

Quotes “He photographs the way he breathes, and he uses the medium to express his inner self.” — Sophie Bernard about Nobuyoshi Araki in the link below “Making a definitive declaration of intent or meaning kills the photograph.” — Daido … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive — January 24, 2022

Posted on January 24, 2022 by Rich

Quotes “Make it simple, but significant.” -— Don Draper (Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”) “And yes, I still am terrified every day. Yet fear can be love trying its best in the dark. So do not fear your fear. Own it. … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive — Jan. 17, 2022

Posted on January 17, 2022 by Rich

Quotes “You don’t start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it’s good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it. That’s why I say one of the most valuable traits is persistence.” -— Octavia … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive — Jan. 10, 2022

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Rich

Quotes “There is no such thing as rule-governed creativity.” — Frank Herbert “Everyone looks at what I am looking at, but no one sees what I see.” — Félicité Lamennais (From Cole Thompson’s newsletter) “I think doing something creative is … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive — January 3, 2022

Posted on January 3, 2022 by Rich

Reminder: Check that the date in your camera has updated to 2022, and if you didn’t do it in the fall, check that you are on the correct daylight savings time. Quotes “I want to kick-start your imagination and let … Continue reading →

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December 27, 2021

Posted on December 27, 2021 by Rich

Quotes “Recently, photogrpahy has become almost as widely practiced an amusement as sex and dancing–which means that, like every mass art form, photography is not practiced by most people as an art. It is mainly a social rite, a defense … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive — December 20, 2021

Posted on December 20, 2021 by Rich

Quotes “. . . there is something predatory in the act of taking a picture. To photograph people is to violate them, by seeing them as they never see themselves, by having knowledge of them they can never have; it … Continue reading →

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Monday Misive — December 13, 2021

Posted on December 12, 2021 by Rich

Quotes “First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you’re inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won’t. Habit is persistence in practice.” — Octavia E. Butler “A person without … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive — December 6, 2021

Posted on December 6, 2021 by Rich

Quotes “Try not. Do, or do not. There is no try.” -— Yoda “If you are a photographer who works with life, then you have to put yourself into the territory where that imagery and your thoughts might coalesce, because … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive — November 29, 2021

Posted on November 29, 2021 by Rich

Quotes “You are not offering testimony to the existence of something, you are bringing something into existence—something that did not exist before, and that would not exist if it were not for you.” — Guy Tal “Your perceived failure can … Continue reading →

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