July 2010
“I’m starting to wonder if the problem isn’t too much mediocrity, but too many expert photographers. In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities. In the expert’s mind there are few. Not to say that mastery should lead to mediocrity, but the similarity of many expert photographers is troubling. Perfection should be the enemy. Most photographers treat is as their best friend. This is the charm of found/anonymous photos, which are often better than anything a pro would shoot.”
—Quote form Blake Andrews via OpEd: The Photography Surplus | la pura vida
“Urgently seeking people between the ages of 25-45 who have a photo of a special moment in their lives that was ruined by a low lighting or night lighting situation. The photo’s should either blurry, grainy or have light streaks . The moment should have an interesting back story that describes why it was such an important “lost” moment for you. It can be anything that is a once in a lifetime moment or situation that you wanted documented. This is for a National Television Commercial.”
—Bad Photo/Good Story
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“In his chapter “Redeeming Our Devils and Demons” in the book Meeting the Shadow, Stephen A. Diamond, PhD says that when we bravely give voice to our inner “demons” — “symbolizing those tendencies in us that we most fear, flee from, and hence, are obsessed or haunted by — we transmute them into helpful allies, in the form of newly liberated, life-giving psychic energy, for use in constructive activity.
During this process, we come to discover the paradox that many artists perceive: That which we had previously run from and rejected turns out to be the redemptive source of vitality, creativity, and authentic spirituality.”
