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Monday Missive — May 6, 2019

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Rich

Quotes “I decided to accept as true my own thinking. I have already settled it for myself, so flattery and criticism go down the same drain, and I am quite free.” — Georgia O’Keeffe via Cole Thompson “Sometimes you have … 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 — October 29, 2018

Posted on October 29, 2018 by Rich

Quotes “The mystery isn’t in the technique, it’s in each of us.” — Harry Callahan, More Joy of Photography by Eastman Kodak (Editor) “Surrealism is destructive, but it destroys only what it considers to be shackles limiting our vision.” — … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive — September 24, 2018

Posted on September 24, 2018 by Rich

Quotes “What ultimately made The Americans a document with real staying power? ‘Frank revealed a people who were plagued by racism, ill-served by their politicians, and also rendered increasingly numb by the rising culture of consumerism,’ Greenough noted. ‘But it’s … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive — September 10, 2018

Posted on September 10, 2018 by Rich

Quotes “I believe that the essence of photography is black and white. Color is but a deviance.” — Sarah Moon “We are making photographs to understand what our lives mean to us.” — Ralph Hattersley “Great photography is about depth … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive — March 26, 2018

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Rich

Quotes We make our own taste, and call it reality Most of us say, “this is better, therefore I like it.” In fact, the converse is what actually happens. “I like it, therefore I’m assuring you (and me) that this … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive — March 12, 2018

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Rich

Quotes “Photographers should follow their own judgment, and not the fads and dictates of others.” – Bill Brandt “And only the photographer himself knows the effect he wants. He should know by instinct, grounded in experience, what subjects are enhanced … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive — February 26, 2018

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Rich

Quotes “What I’m documenting can be hard to distill, because it’s all around us like the air we breathe. I often need to go to a place where I can capture extreme moments.” – Lauren Greenfield “I wanted to make … 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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