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The Headless Photographer...
I start at the sound of hoofbeats. The tramping comes again, but now it rings differently. No, that is no horse. I can make out the clink of metal and the knock of carbon against stone.
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The Grocery Store Tea Bag
Of course you know the popular axiom - "it's not the camera that takes the picture, it's the photographer. " And I certainly have no intention of arguing with it. But here's what I'll ask you...
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor...
Sometimes people look at my photographs and say: "You must be shooting with a really good camera. " I smile. Yes, I can't complain about having a bad camera.
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There Is No Spoon
You need to shoot a lot. If you do it at parties with friends and once a year on a cheap beach vacation - believe me, you have no chance. No chance of taking a frame that will delight somebody beyond your relatives and the neighbor's dog.
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Between Balance and Dominance
When I press the shutter button on my camera, I freeze the moment. I tear that moment out of our chaotic world, simplify it down to one unambiguous meaning, establish relationships between objects and subordinate all of it to a certain order.
