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Monday Missive — September 14, 2020

Posted on September 14, 2020 by Rich

Quotes “The trick now (as it has undoubtedly always been) is in knowing, specifically, what it is that you want to say with your photograph and then being able to employ the appropriate techniques, in the appropriate circumstances and in … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive — May 25, 2020

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Rich

Quotes “. . . creativity is about doing the work rather than waiting for inspiration or talent to kick in.” — David duChemin “inspiration is for amateurs, the rest of us show up and get to work.” — Chuck Close … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive — March 2, 2020

Posted on March 2, 2020 by Rich

Quotes “What I see through the lens, what catches my attention, in the woods of my walks, in my interiors and in my beloveds faces and bodies are reflections of my internal world.” — Pam Heemskerk in Lenscratch, Feb. 28, … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive — July 29, 2019

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Rich

Quotes “We are all faking it. But that’s not a bad thing. Not when faking it means making it up as we go. Learning what it means to be us. To be alive in this world and to create whatever … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive — December 17, 2018

Posted on December 17, 2018 by Rich

Quotes “Art Is Not About Understanding. Or Mastery. It is about doing and experience.” — Jerry Saltz “Hide secrets in your work.” — Jerry Saltz “Never just say, “You tell me what it is.” That’s pompous bullshit. When it comes … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive — August 6, 2018

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Rich

Quotes “I think it was Chase Jarvis from whom I first heard the idea that “it’s called artwork, not artf*ckingaround.” I like that. To see my art as work has given me new perspective. I have stopped assuming that it’s … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive — July 30, 2018

Posted on July 30, 2018 by Rich

Quotes “Photography offers so many different ways to tell a story.” — Fiona Struengmann in an interview with Cat Lachowskyj in Lens Culture “Art does not reproduce the visible; rather, it makes visible.” – Paul Klee “Creativity isn’t about wild … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive — June 4, 2018

Posted on June 4, 2018 by Rich

Quotes “Becoming “more creative,” whatever that means to you, doesn’t often happen by accident. And it’s not something you either are or are not, so you can check that excuse at the door right now. It’s a choice. It’s something … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive — May 28, 2018

Posted on May 28, 2018 by Rich

Quotes “Be unafraid of your imagination.” — Joe McNally in Creative Live “Photography is an immediate reaction, drawing is a meditation.” – Henri Cartier-Bresson “Let’s make things exist and then judge later. Don’t cancel the process of creativity too early: … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive — March 19, 2018

Posted on March 19, 2018 by Rich

Quotes “…a camera gives you a license to explore.” — Adam Davies in a conversation with Ben Marcin in Bmore Art, March 6, 2018 “A tear contains an ocean. A photographer is aware of the tiny moments in a persons … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive — March 5, 2018

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Rich

Quotes “One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that we never direct our focus; we never concentrate our power. Most people dabble their way through life, never deciding to master anything in particular.” – Anthony … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive — January 8, 2018

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Rich

Quotes “The capacity for delight is the gift of paying attention.” — Julia Margaret Cameron “I do not document anything, I give an interpretation.” – Andre Kertesz “What matters is not what you photograph, but why and how you photograph … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive — August 7, 2017

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Rich

Quotes “Inherently, we all know that an image isn’t measured by its resolution, dynamic range,or anything technical. It’s measured by the simple–sometimes profound, other times absurd or whimsical–effect that it can have upon us.” — Chase Jarvis “Exposure. . . … Continue reading →

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