I knew Oscar Bailey – He was my teacher
Oscar was the first to open my eyes to photography, the related arts and to many great photographers. He also promoted the idea of play…
Oscar was the first to open my eyes to photography, the related arts and to many great photographers. He also promoted the idea of play…
The modern world moves at a variety of frequencies, which blend together into what might be called.… Everywhere, there are the artifacts of human technology and so-called advancement. The old and the new get layered into a maze of wires, signs, buildings, concrete, roadways…Photography is…
“Ultimately, it is the photographer who needs to recognize the potential of a particular moment. It is his or her responsibility to avoid typical representations and the likelihood of producing uninspired and unimaginative photographic likeness. … ” – Read more…
“It fascinates me that there is a variety of feeling about what I do. I’m not a premeditative photographer. I see a picture and I make it. If I…
Play allows us to explore and to innovate and make things and pretend. When we play we are being creative.
Every one of us… can pretend that the world is OK. What needs to be done needs to be done in a drastic way. We need to stop, look around and rethink who and what we are. We need to rethink how and what we consume.…
In order to make a great photograph you need a worthy subject, a competent knowledge of the medium, your camera, a positive motive for making an image, something to say, and surely…
That ownership that companies seem to exploit, including the one mentioned above, has some very negative connotations that perhaps should be addressed.
For the most part, the images people made were kept in albums and shoeboxes. The images were private, shown at family gatherings and sometimes shared with very close friends.
Photography is a democratic tool. Anyone can practice and nearly anyone can develop the skills.