Author Archives: Rich

Quotes “The more time you make for whatever you’re photographing, the more possibilities you have.” — David DuChemin “The beauty is that through disappointment you can gain clarity, and with clarity comes conviction and true originality.” — Conan O’Brien “Amateurs … Continue reading →

Quotes “I crop for the benefit of the pictures. The world just does not fit conveniently into the format of a 35mm camera.” — W. Eugene Smith “Inspiration usually comes during work, rather than before it.” — Madeleine L’Engle “Do … Continue reading →

Quotes “Discovering the truth about ourselves is a lifetime’s work, but it’s worth the effort.” — Fred Rogers “You only struggle because you’re ready to grow but aren’t willing to let go.” -– Drew Gerald “This is the same problem … Continue reading →

Quotes “I would advise anyone who aspires to a writing career that before developing his talent he would be wise to develop a thick hide.” -— Harper Lee “You must keep sending work out; you must never let a manuscript … Continue reading →

Quotes “Art without content is like sex without intimacy: technically sufficient, but emotionally empty.” -– Judy Chicago “You will either step forward into growth, or you will step backward into safety.” — Abraham Maslow “I love my rejection slips. They … Continue reading →

Quotes “The herculean task of a photographer is to capture a momentary frame as beautiful in reality, as it would be in a dream.” -– Ansel Adams “A creator needs only one enthusiast to justify him.” -– Man Ray “Great … Continue reading →

Quotes “Novice photographers . . . who react to a photograph with ‘I would have done it differently’ miss the chance to learn from this more useful question: ‘I wonder why that much more seasoned photographer made that particular choice?’” … Continue reading →

Quotes “We all have different gifts, so we all have different ways of saying to the world who we are.” — Fred Rogers “. . . being an artist means you’ll always be a little insecure and a little unsure … Continue reading →

Quotes “The worst enemy to creativity is self doubt.” — Sylvia Plath “In art as in love, instinct is enough.” — Anatole France “The imitator dooms himself to hopeless mediocrity.” — The Divinity College Address, Ralph Waldo Emerson Links Photoessays/Bodies … Continue reading →

Quotes “You find sometimes that a Thing which seemed very Thingish inside you is quite different when it gets out into the open and has other people looking at it.” -– Winnie the Pooh, “The House at Pooh Corner” (A.A. … Continue reading →

Quotes “Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.” — Mary Oliver Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving. -– Terry Pratchett “The things that make me different are the … Continue reading →

Quotes “I would look at those images and think of the possibilities. “What would it take to make photographs like that?”, I wondered.” — David DuChemin “A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you, the … Continue reading →

Quotes “Indulge your imagination in every possible flight.” — Jane Austen “Learn to trust your photographic intuition.” — Sean Tucker “In a strange kind of sense [writing[photography]] frees me to believe in myself, to be able to speak, to have … Continue reading →