In my mind, truth should be the goal of every image and the understanding of that truth, the prize.

To be inspired is not to copy what others create, but to use what we learn from their works to stimulate our own innovation.

While it is a great thing to have access to the abundance of imagery that exists on the internet, the actual experience of any piece of art is minimal at best.

What is the other half of the photographic experience?

It seems that the photographic world is pretty much divided between those who see the world as they want to see it (fantasy) and those who attempt to see the truth (reality).

WPPD is a great event for anyone interested in photography. It gets us all back into the basics of light and image capture. It also allows us to realize the interest in a simple technique that captures thousands across the globe.

Let’s take care of the place we love to photograph. Do what you can to slow the effects and causes of over consumption, pollution produced by greed, ignorance and carelessness.

In the early seventies, there was an interest in the Diana as a serious camera by art photographers and by fine art photography instructors who saw the camera as a simple and inexpensive way to teach photography.

It seems to me that the only way that art will ever be able to do its job is if everyone of us are on the same page.

Quotations about photography. “Being a photographer is … them to look at.” – Ruth Orkin, August Sander, Robert Adams