They say “Never meet your heroes”. Or gods. Or idols. Or kings and queens and emperors. Or whatever you want to call them.
Category: bits and bytes
All the wrong words in all the right places (about photography project statements)
Most of the time, statements get a bad reputation, to the point that both photographers and viewers avoid them. But it’s not really the statement’s fault; as it is designed to support the project. If the exhibition is bad, there’s a very slim chance it can be saved by the statement.
Do pigs dream of purple butterflies? (about self-sufficiency in photography)
In the evening the pig falls asleep, in the smell of hay and warm mud, he lays on his side, he has the starlight through the shutter. And then he dreams…
People safari and safari people (about modesty in photography)
“Safari people” make photographic art, people should be grateful to be part of their art.
T.K.N.H. (about the attributes of a photographic project)
“Before you speak ask yourself if what you are going to say is true, is kind, is necessary, is helpful. If the answer is no, maybe what you are about to say should be left unsaid.” – Bernard Meltzer