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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 — May 4, 2020

Posted on May 4, 2020 by Rich

Quotes “I have been obsessed for years with finding new projects to work on. … At times, I have purposely let go of that frame of mind and gone with, what I would tell myself, is the pleasure of just … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive — July 1, 2019

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Rich

Quotes [Poetry is] “an immense conversation of the soul.” — Joy Harjo, next US poet laureate of the US. Applies to photography as well. “The great geniuses are those who have kept their childlike spirit and have added to it … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive — April 1, 2019

Posted on April 1, 2019 by Rich

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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — May 1, 2017

Posted on May 1, 2017 by Rich

Quotes “Creativity is always enhanced by a constraint. This is true in filmmaking, music, painting, writing and even photography.” “Comfort is where art goes to die.” “The best critiques I’ve seen are not about the image’s technical properties. The best … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive – March 20, 2017

Posted on March 20, 2017 by Rich

Quotes “There is one thing the photograph must contain, the humanity of the moment.” — Robert Frank “There will be times when you will be in the field without a camera. And, you will see the most glorious sunset or … Continue reading →

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Monday Missive – December 26, 2016

Posted on December 26, 2016 by Rich

Quotes “Democracy’s worst fault is that its leaders are likely to reflect the faults and virtues of their constituents.” — Robert A. Heinlein “Accept no one’s definition of your life, but define yourself.” – Harvey Fierstein “My photographs are a … Continue reading →

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