NYE - In the rear view mirror

[Eric Rose]

http://lenscratch.com/2018/12/2018-in-the-rear-view-mirror/
Read the commencement speech. Words of wisdom.

 

[jtk]

Thanks Eric!

Aline Smithson wrote:

“Above all else, it is about leaving a mark that I existed: I was here. I was hungry. I was defeated. I was happy. I was sad. I was in love. I was afraid. I was hopeful. I had an idea and I had a good purpose and that’s why I made works of art.”

and "As Susan Sontag said, “Be clenched, be curious. Not waiting for inspiration’s shove or society’s kiss on your forehead. Pay attention. It’s all about paying attention.”

Outside, inside. That's all very nice, but of course the ART of photography is ultimately about making something visible to somebody other than oneself. Sontag was arguably smarter than anybody else about the work of photographers.