Tag Archives: Alec Soth

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 — December 14, 2020

Quotes “Sometimes imperfections make something even better – which is one of the reasons why I still enjoy shooting on film.” — Alec Soth “Anyone can shoot chaos. But the most perceptive photographers can make compelling pictures out of uninteresting … Continue reading

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Monday Missive — January 20, 2020

Quotes “There’s something corny about it,” Soth says of road trip photography. “I’m embarrassed of using that structure. But I keep returning to it.” — Alec Soth “After I snap the shutter I never know if a photograph is truly … Continue reading

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Monday Missive — January 13, 2020

Quotes “Art is when we can go deeper, and think, and feel, and understand, and analyze. And laugh and cry. And then go even a little deeper.” — Elinor Carucci in Photowork: Forty Photographers on Process and Practice, Sasha Wolf … Continue reading

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Monday Missive — April 1, 2019

Quotes “The tool so many of us use to make our art—the camera—is also a way to see the world; to be more alive in this world. It can be a tool that brings such joy, and a means of … Continue reading

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Monday Missive — January 29, 2018

Quotes “Paint the spirit of the bird in flight, not its feathers.” — Robert Henri “I always say that photography’s closest cousin is poetry because of the way it sparks your imagination and leaves gaps for the viewer to fill … Continue reading

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