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One of my favorite quotes about the art life comes from Anaïs Nin who advised "Do not speak unless spoken through." This captures my philosophy of photography in its entirety. I think of myself as a conduit rather than a source; I find it useful to imagine that inanimate subjects have a way they would like to be portrayed; the task of the artist is to feel, not to preach; that photography is about listening to the whispers rather than "chasing the light." I'd rather the light seduce me than be some sort of prey that I hunt.
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One of my favorite quotes about the art life comes from Anaïs Nin who advised "Do not speak unless spoken through." This captures my philosophy of photography in its entirety. I think of myself as a conduit rather than a source; I find it useful to imagine that inanimate subjects have a way they would like to be portrayed; the task of the artist is to feel, not to preach; that photography is about listening to the whispers rather than "chasing the light." I'd rather the light seduce me than be some sort of prey that I hunt.
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