My recent post, Art and Rebellion, drew some impassioned responses from several readers, both on and off the blog. Several responders took offense to my thoughts on found beauty and its artistic merit. The theme for the post, however, was not the value of found beauty but the idea that producing beautiful images is considered [...]
Which am I first, photographer or artist? If all photographic technology were to disappear from the world, I will still seek ways of expressing myself creatively, and can find happiness in other forms of art. If all human interest in art were to disappear, I will likely seek a different profession and spend the rest [...]
I’ve had the pleasure of knowing Darwin and Sam for a few years now. They are two of the most dedicated, innovative and hard working photographers I know. Until recently, they each maintained an independent online presence but recently consolidated their work under a new brand: oopoomoo.com (you can find out what it means on [...]
“… try for that other world, the real world, where orphans burn orphans and nothing is more difficult to discover than a simple fact. And with that pride of the artist, you must blow against the wall of every power that exists, the small trumpet of your defiance.” (Norman Mailer) It appears I have committed [...]
In my book Creative Landscape Photography, I introduce a framework for creative image-making relying on six phases. The premise is that all images begin with a Concept: a nebulous, amorphous “trigger” that sets the creative process in motion. The concept may be a thought, an emotion, a response, or a sensation that the artist experiences [...]
The highest form of flattery for a working artist is not mimicry; it’s purchasing their work.
There is perhaps no better example of a love/hate relationship than that of creative individuals and their critics. With few exceptions, the writings of famed artists, authors, performers, musicians, filmmakers, and the likes, contain some reference to their critics, usually ranging from witty jabs to hateful diatribes. Curiously, the emotion is almost reversed when polling [...]
The best of art is that which leaves the viewer better off for having seen it. By “better off,” I don’t necessarily mean happy or gratified; some of the best art I know is grim in appearance yet, the sight of it can bring profound realizations that positively impact one’s course of thinking and action. [...]
The field of fine-art landscape photography is, regrettably, one of too many experts and not enough practitioners.
What do you wish to know about my images? Know that they were conceived in moments of peace — at times joyous, at times melancholy — in the most sublime of places, and most often in solitude. Know that they were made in silence, and that their making was not hurried or rushed. Know that [...]
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