Aphorisms 5

1

Look very closely at what the others are doing, and then make absolutely sure that you do something different. Preferably something that will make them laugh at you.

2

Talking about yourself is really quite like pissing on yourself.  In the end, you’re going to have to clean up.

3

If someone asks you what camera you use, ask them what hammer they use.

4

The act itself is it. There really isn’t anything else. It’s all right to only like it at the start, over time you will come to love it. As a caveat: love only comes about through work.

5

But what if I’m not interested in poor or black people? What do I photograph then?

6

Editing is choosing what you want to see.  It is seeing again, seeing more slowly, seeing more selectively. When you’re taking the photo, you have minimal choice.

7

A face is is a face is a face, is a collection of pixels.


Posted 2 years ago

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