Tag Archives: Inspiration

“I take pictures because…

“…it’s a way of saying something without having to say something literal. To say something that can be both abstract and simple. I get a bad feeling when people talk about ‘capturing’ something with photography. That way of thinking seems lazy and false. For me it has much more to do with the impulse to [...]

I am always looking outside…

“When people look at my pictures I want them to feel the way they do when they want to read a line of a poem twice.”

Chattanooga, Tennessee. Copyright © Robert Frank

Indianapolis. Copyright © Robert Frank

Untitled. Copyright © Robert Frank

Parade – Hoboken, NJ, 1955. Copyright © Robert Frank
“I am always looking outside, trying to look inside, [...]

Restlessness breeds clarity

I’m awful at being patient. I had a conversation recently with the lovely Allister Ann about this topic and it’s had me thinking. I think the reason I feel so restless right now is because I thrive on change. Or perhaps more accurately, progress. Certainly I’ve had moments where I became apprehensive about change. I think [...]

Inspiration… Pt 2

I did not take these, but they are inspiration to me. Please click on the photos to visit the respective artist’s page.

Surrealist photographer, Brooke Shaden

I found this incredible surrealist photographer, Brooke Shaden, on Flickr Explore. Quite honestly, one of the few who truly deserves consistently making Explore. Check out the rest of her stream.