Here are three little animated films that I think fairly well illustrate different aspects of photography. The first, entitled “Versus,” is a film by ManvsMachine that shows the beauty and unreality of macros. Ironically, by zooming in to a “super-reality” we create images that are otherworldly–views no human eyes could discern, unaided. I find it…
Of all the photographs I have taken over the years, some of my most prized are the ones that capture moments and details of everyday life that are in their own small, mundane way an intimate self-portrait. A cache of memories with a strong sense of temporality. Photography is my temple, my personal church…
We have been taught that words validate experience, so we feel inept when we are incapable of describing something that does not require words in order to appreciate it. In fact, we have been taught that verbal language is the only viable means for measuring intellect, and therefore the only salient means for…
Raw, Naked Art 