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Monday Missive — May 3, 2021

Posted on May 3, 2021 by Rich

Quotes “Don’t try to lessen yourself for the world; let the world catch up to you.” — Beyonce Knowles “As it also turns out, knowing where best to point your camera requires a skill set whose precepts appear to be … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive — January 11, 2021

Posted on January 11, 2021 by Rich

Quotes “Vision is the art of seeing things invisible.” — Jonathan Swift “I believe one has to escape oneself to discover oneself.” — Rabih Alameddine “I’m not a nice girl; I’m a photographer.” — Berenice Abbott – On being told … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive — August 3, 2020

Posted on August 3, 2020 by Rich

Quotes “A democracy cannot thrive where power remains unchecked and justice is reserved for a select few. Ignoring these cries and failing to respond to this movement is simply not an option—for peace cannot exist where justice is not served.” … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive — June 8, 2020

Posted on June 8, 2020 by Rich

Quotes “Great photography is always on the edge of failure.” –- Garry Winogrand “In terms of art, the only real answer that I know of is to do it. If you don’t do it, you don’t know what might happen.” … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive — December 2, 2019

Posted on December 2, 2019 by Rich

Quotes “The question is not, “Should I manipulate a photograph?” Since the invention of photography, all kinds of things have been done to photographs. The question is, “What happens when I do or don’t manipulate a photograph?” — John Paul … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive — November 25, 2019

Posted on November 25, 2019 by Rich

Quotes “I tend to question photography, not regurgitate it.” — Duane Michals “I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great powers or magic to reproduce somebody’s face in a photograph. … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive — November 18, 2019

Posted on November 18, 2019 by Rich

Quotes “I became wary of simple interpretations that assumed fixed and final meanings.” – John Pfahl “Great photography is always on the edge of failure.” – Garry Winogrand “My photographs are not pure: they are a seething wealth of imperfection.” … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive — September 2, 2019

Posted on September 2, 2019 by Rich

Quotes “Three rules of work: Out of clutter find simplicity. From discord find harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” — Albert Einstein “It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive — August 26, 2019

Posted on August 26, 2019 by Rich

Quotes “Art is the great democrat, calling forth creative genius from every sector of society, disregarding race or religion or wealth or color.” – John Fitzgerald Kennedy “Let’s make things exist and then judge later. Don’t cancel the process of … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive — June 24, 2019

Posted on June 24, 2019 by Rich

Quotes “Don’t cheat the world of your contribution. Give it what you’ve got.” – Steven Pressfield “A very subtle difference can make the picture or not.” – Annie Leibovitz “I want to make photographs whose very ambiguity provokes thought, rather … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive — April 29, 2019

Posted on April 29, 2019 by Rich

Quotes “That’s why I fight against the notion of rules. . . They don’t encourage the kind of questions that will get us to making better photographs. They don’t ask Why. As in, ‘Why am I making this photograph and … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive — February 25, 2019

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Rich

Quotes “If it’s a likeness, alone, it’s not a success. If, through my portraits, you can come to know the subjects more meaningfully, if it synthesizes your feelings toward someone whose work has imprinted itself on your mind–if you see … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive — January 21, 2019

Posted on January 21, 2019 by Rich

Quotes “Art is a response to our humanity and the challenges it brings, not a break from it; it shouldn’t be an obligation.” — David DuChemin “I have been a witness, and these pictures are my testimony. The events I … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive — January 7, 2019

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Rich

Quotes “In a world filled with empty noise, the most important slots are reserved for the poets we seek to listen to, and the poet we seek to become.” — Seth Godin, December 25, 2018  “Our ideas regarding success should … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive — December 24, 2018

Posted on December 24, 2018 by Rich

Quotes “Why don’t you put that old print on the floor and I’ll step on it for you and make it even more vintage.” — Brett Weston to Scott Nichols “A good snapshot stops a moment from running away.” — … Continue reading →

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