This morning I went to one of my favorite breakfast diners. While I was waiting for my food, I pulled out my phone to review a new PDF publication of photography. I simply could not do it due to the volume and bombardment of distracting noise. A loud radio, the conversation and laughter of the patrons, dishes clanking, cash register ringing, phones ringing, door chimes — I was drowning in an overload of the audible cacophony. Perhaps this is one of the reasons I dislike art gallery openings. The same can be said about web pages that pop up a never-ending stream of ads. Seeing artwork is best done in the quiet that allows us to connect with the work with the fewest distractions.

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