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Monday Missive — March 19, 2018

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 12, 2018

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 — March 5, 2018

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 — February 26, 2018

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 — January 29, 2018

Quotes “Paint the spirit of the bird in flight, not its feathers.” — Robert Henri “I always say that photography’s closest cousin is poetry because of the way it sparks your imagination and leaves gaps for the viewer to fill … Continue reading

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Monday Missive — January 15, 2018

Quotes “There is often a huge difference between an idea and its realization. I’ve had what I thought were great ideas that just didn’t work.“ – Andy Goldsworthy “If you do not express your own original ideas, if you do … Continue reading

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Monday Missive — December 25, 2017

Quotes “To be more creative is to get closer to childhood.” — Sarah Moon “The point of art has never been to make something synonymous with life, however, but to make something of reduced complexity that is nonetheless analogous to … Continue reading

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Monday Missive — Dec. 18, 2017

Quotes “Criticism’s job is to clarify art’s mystery without destroying it.” — Robert Adams, Beauty in Photography “An expanding mindfulness of visual language gives me new ways to express myself, even if I am never understood.” — David duChemin, in … Continue reading

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Monday Missive — October 16, 2017

Quotes “In large measure becoming an artist consists of learning to accept yourself, which makes your work personal, and in following your own voice, which makes your work distinctive.” — David Bayles and Ted Orland in Art & Fear “I … Continue reading

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Monday Missive — October 9, 2017

Quotes “‘You’re doing it wrong’ But at least you’re doing it. Once you’re doing it, you have a chance to do it better. Waiting for perfect means not starting.” — Posted by Seth Godin on October 02, 2017 “I am … Continue reading

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Monday Missive — September 25, 2017

Quotes “The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God.” — Anne Frank “Every single story that nature tells is gorgeous.” … Continue reading

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Monday Missive — September 18, 2017

Quotes “We’re all capable of huge leaps of insight and empathy if we’re willing to go to work to learn how.” — Seth Godin on September 10, 2017 “Don’t shoot the nouns . . . Shoot the adjectives.” — Arthur … 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 — July 31, 2017

Quotes “Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.” — Dorothea Lange “The camera is an excuse to be someplace you otherwise don’t belong. It gives me both a point of connection and a point … Continue reading

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Monday Missive — May 1, 2017

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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