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Monday Missive — April 26, 2021

Quotes “Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations.” — Mae Jemison “The ultimate test of man’s conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard.” -– Gaylord Nelson, … Continue reading

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Monday Missive — April 19, 2021

Quotes “Bread feeds the body indeed, but flowers feed also the soul.” — The Koran “You just do what you love, and then a style happens later on.” – David LaChapelle “Mysteries lie all around us, even in the most … Continue reading

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Monday Missive — April 12, 2021

Quotes “You have to compose by the seat of your pants.” — Arnold Newman “I shutter to think how many people are underexposed and lacking depth in this field.” – Rick Steves “Photograph the world as it is. Nothing’s more … Continue reading

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Monday Missive — April 5, 2021

Quotes “I remember in the past, I would get my pictures back thinking they were going to be great. And they’re not that great because you have one idea in your brain but the camera saw it differently. The more … Continue reading

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Monday Missive — March 29, 2021

Quotes “…I’m here to tell you making money off your pictures is not a good reason to be here. Neither is fame, nor acclaim. All three goals are elusive, unlikely, and fleeting. Rather, art practice is about self-improvement and self-expression. … Continue reading

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Monday Missive — March 22, 2021

So today we got our first Covid vaccination at M & T Bank Stadium. Here is what I learned. (1) Don’t be more than 30 minutes early, you won’t be allowed in. (2) If you are with someone who has … Continue reading

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Monday Missive — March 15, 2021

Quotes “When you are dedicated to a 35mm camera with a 35mm lens, you’ve got to move around a lot. You have to get down, get dirt all over your butt, be there in the traffic. You’ve got to let … Continue reading

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Monday Missive — March 8, 2021

Quotes “Here, then, was a paradox of picture taking that appeared from the start. Despite its promise of the ultimate document, of a picture more realistic than art could achieve, the camera was also an instrument of artifice and posing, … Continue reading

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Monday Missive — March 1, 2021

Quotes “Every good war picture becomes an anti-war picture.” — Tim Page “In my images I am attempting to make fantasies visible.” — Bea Nettles “Philologically, the word “Kodak” is as meaningless as a child’s first “goo.” Terse, abrupt to … Continue reading

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Monday Missive — February 22, 2021

Quotes “It takes the passage of time before an image of a commonplace subject can be assessed. The great difficulty in what I attempt is seeing beyond the moment. The “every dayness” of life gets in the way of the … Continue reading

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Monday Missive — February 15, 2021

Quotes “A work of art is not to instruct, not to edify, but to awaken an emotion.” — George Innes “Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.” — Scott Adams via Sean Tucker … Continue reading

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Monday Missive — February 8, 2021

Quotes “Alone time is when I distance myself from the voices of the world so I can hear my own.” — Oprah Winfrey “At the root of creativity is an impulse to understand, to make sense of random and often … Continue reading

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Monday Missive — February 1, 2021

Quotes ” . . . grizzly bears in northern British Columbia, and curious, gentle giant Pacific octopus in the emerald waters of the Salish Sea, and the Kermode (or spirit) bear in the Great Bear Rainforest—all encounters so intimate that … Continue reading

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Monday Missive — January 25, 2021

Quotes “When day comes we ask ourselves, where can we find light in this never-ending shade? . . . We’ve learned that quiet isn’t always peace . . . But while democracy can be periodically delayed it can never be … Continue reading

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Monday Missive — January 18, 2021

Quotes “I photograph things for people to look at 100 years from now. But we’re such a mediated society that things become historical the next day.” – Catherine Sue Opie “I try to photograph people’s spirits and thoughts. As to … Continue reading

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