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Monday Missive – October 10, 2016

Posted on October 9, 2016 by Rich

Quotes “I was not part of the plot. I was on the outside looking in. A mere spectator peeking through the insulating and protective window of a lens.” – Chuck Kimmerle, The Unapologetic Photographer Blog 7/7/15 “Understanding must move with … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive – October 3, 2016

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Rich

Quotes “Photography can never grow up if it imitates some other medium. It has to walk alone; it has to be itself.” – Berenice Abbott “Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive – September 26, 2016

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Rich

Quotes “I’m fond of implied narratives, oblique angles, and leaving a little room for the viewer to finish a picture.” – Keith Carter “Your photography is a record of your living, for anyone who really sees.” – Paul Strand “These … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive – September 19, 2016

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Rich

Quotes “While there is perhaps a province in which the photograph can tell us nothing more than what we see with our own eyes, there is another in which it proves to us how little our eyes permit us to … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive – September 12, 2016

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Rich

Quotes “It’s pretty simple, really. Be decent, friendly, curious and respectful. Works most of the time.” — Joe McNally interviewed by Tamara Lackey, Rangefinder, Feb. 2016, p. 24 “…photography is a craft that requires experimentation, risk and growth, and that … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive – September 5, 2016

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Rich

Quotes “There’s a world of difference between focusing a lens and focusing attention.” — John Paul Caponigro, in “The Power of Abstraction” on Craft and Vision. “The paradox of the flawless record If your work has never been criticized, it’s … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive – August 29, 2016

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Rich

Quotes “The best plans evolve.” – John Paul Caponigro “There’s no correlation between creativity and equipment ownership.” — Hugh MacLeod “Let me, O let me bathe my soul in colors; let me swallow the sunset and drink the rainbow.” — … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive – August 22, 2016

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Rich

Quotes “Mysteries lie all around us, even in the most familiar things, waiting only to be perceived.” – Wynn Bullock “Experience has shown that the more fascinating the subject, the less observant the photographer.” – Andreas Feininger “When finding the … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive – August 15, 2016

Posted on August 14, 2016 by Rich

Quotes “Art is the great democrat, calling forth creative genius from every sector of society, disregarding race or religion or wealth or color.” – John Fitzgerald Kennedy “It happens a lot. The first frame is the winner.” — Gregory Heisler … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive — August 8, 2016

Posted on August 7, 2016 by Rich

Quotes “Cicadas buzzing in stillness…listen! Drilling in the summer sun…” — Basho “Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.” – Henry Ward Beecher “An expert is someone who has succeeded … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive – August 1, 2016

Posted on July 31, 2016 by Rich

Quotes “It takes more than being right to earn attention and action.” — Seth Godin, July 29, 2016 “What is revealed to me lies beyond any ideas I had for the pictures.” – Sean Kernan “I think you learn about … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive – July 25, 2016

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Rich

Quotes “Any good photograph is a successful synthesis of technique and art.” – Andreas Feininger “Never say you’re going back – SHOOT IT NOW!” – Jay Maisel “Pictures you have taken have an influence on those that you are going … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive — July 18, 2016

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Rich

Quotes “I think good dreaming is what leads to good photographs.” – Wayne Miller “Photograph the world as it is. Nothing’s more interesting than reality.” – Mary Ellen Mark “You just do what you love, and then a style happens … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive – July 11, 2016

Posted on July 10, 2016 by Rich

Quotes “If you don’t prioritize yourself, you constantly start falling lower and lower on your list.” — Michelle Obama “To send light into the darkness of men’s hearts – such is the duty of the artist.” – Schumann “…photography is … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive — July 4, 2016

Posted on July 2, 2016 by Rich

Quotes “Doubt is corrosive. Someone faced with doubt rarely brings her best self to the table. Doubt undermines confidence, it casts aspersions, it assumes untruths. … There’s plenty of room for doubt later, isn’t there?” — Seth Godin, June 28, … Continue reading →

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