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Monday Missive — October 11, 2021

Quotes “The world always seems brighter when you’ve just made something that wasn’t there before.” — Neil Gaiman “I learned a long time ago that there is something worse than missing the goal, and that’s not pulling the trigger.” — … Continue reading

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Monday Missive — September 14, 2020

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 — September 7, 2020

Quotes “I was told that the best way to learn to make photographs is to make a lot of them, and that’s impossible to argue with.” — David duChemin “A photographer’s work is given shape and style by his personal … Continue reading

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Monday Missive — July 13, 2020

Quotes “They were faded and worn, but the images were alive with a fragile beauty of expression and gesture.” — Soomin Ham “Photography becomes a prayer.” — Karen Bullock “What have I done wrong?” he said later.” Nothing, I think. … Continue reading

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Monday Missive — July 22, 2019

Quotes “Success to me is being a good person, treating people well.” – David LaChapelle “Mysteries lie all around us, even in the most familiar things, waiting only to be perceived.” – Wynn Bullock “You are responsible for every part … Continue reading

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Monday Missive — October 22, 2018

Quotes “Art is not about consensus. We need not agree over our reactions or our interpretations. Art that forces itself upon us and has as its chief goal our submission to it is not art, it’s propaganda. … Popular photography … Continue reading

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Monday Missive — May 14, 2018

Quotes “Taking pictures is like tiptoeing into the kitchen late at night and stealing Oreo cookies.” -– Diane Arbus “The formula for doing a good job in photography is to think like a poet.” — Imogen Cunningham “Once a woman … Continue reading

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Monday Missive — November 6, 2017

Quotes “. . . what we hope for from the artist is help in discovering the significance of a place.” — Robert Adams in Beauty in Photography “. . . there is an incredible hunger to make and share images. … Continue reading

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Monday Missive — October 2, 2017

Quotes “When we synthesize and invent and leap, we create a rare sort of value.” — Posted by Seth Godin on September 25, 2017 “Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth.” — Pema Chödrön “To be … Continue reading

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Monday Missive — August 28, 2017

Quotes “When we look at our photographs and find not the slightest reflection of ourselves, it is a good sign that our images have lost their souls.” — David duChemin in “The Soul of the Camera” “Creativity is about two … Continue reading

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Monday Missive — May 8, 2017

Quotes “…truly understanding our narratives is the essence of doing work that matters, that connects, and that spreads.” — Posted by Seth Godin on May 02, 2017 “The notion of one photographer being better than another doesn’t interest me. You … Continue reading

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