Author Archives: 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 →

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 →