Mike Johnstone writes:
you only need to know what you need to knowvia Mastering Photographic Technique by Mike Johnstone.
And, in the same thought, maybe to help you through any procastination:
you only need to do what you need to do
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
On Knowing what to Know - Michael Johnstone (Mon 28 Sep 2015)
Saturday, September 26, 2015
On Architecture - John Dalton (1961) / Elizabeth Musgrave (Houses 102)
for us, life in the sun is a reality, and we who build in the sunlight sense the joy of space and light. It is our delight. The magic of shade and shadow capture our senses and direct us towards our purpose, which is to dispense comfort and happiness through useful formvia Sun and Shadow House by Elizabeth Musgrave.
Been lucky enough to have had an Architect and Builder who knows what this means. I live in the result of that intent and purpose, and I still can't believe it.
On Observation - Yogi Berri
You can observe a lot by just watchingvia The future is not what it used to be. by Mike Peters.
Such a simple and true observation.
Did not even notice the face in the background when I made this photo. Only later did I observe it. Reminds me of this Poster I took on the T Station at Harvard in Boston in 2011.
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
On Art - Streetshooter (Mon 21 Sep 2015)
Streetshooter on Art:
The beauty of art is, we are all in the same boat in the same place and yet those true to heart see things differently and attempt to make their art more of themselves then of and for anyone else.via Streets of Philadelphia … A Visual Diary … Page 20 … Street …Finding Your Way by Streetshooter.
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
On Story Telling - Mike Johnstone (Sun 13 Sep 2015)
Mike Johnstone on Story Telling:
We live our little lives thinking known things are just known [..]via Open Mike: The Fate of Stories (OT) by Mike Johnstone.I think everybody should write an autobiography. Otherwise, the stories that you know the best, the stories that are so important to you, will only go away, lost like a bird falling out of the sky.
On Photography - Jimmy Le / James Gorman (Mon 14 Sep 2015)
Jimmy Le on Photography:
It’s about showing the world how I see people through my own eyes and experiences.via Snappers Jimmy Le and John Appleyard celebrate inclusion in Australian Life photographic prize by James Gorman.
Monday, September 14, 2015
Believe in Hope - Cleveland Street / Chippendale (Fri 29 Jul 2015)
On Music - Oliver Sacks / Brain Pickings (Fri 11 Sep 2015)
Oliver Sacks on Music:
music makes one experience pain and grief more intensely, it brings solace and consolation at the same timevia Oliver Sacks on 9/11 and the Paradoxical Power of Music to Bring Solace by Making Room for Our Pain by Briain Pickings.
Saturday, September 12, 2015
On Dogs, Humans and Love - Richard Glover / Spectrum (Sat 12 Sep 2015)
Richard Glover on Dogs, Humans and Love:
Worse things have happened to you and worse things have happened to me, but there's nothing like the death of a good dog to bring tears that are so hot and unrestrained. [..]via Do you ever get over the death of a dog? by Richard Glover.Every dog has lessons to teach. They are experts, of course, in demanding love. Humans, quite often, seem to doubt whether they are worthy of love, but dogs have no such uncertainties. "Look at me, just look at me," Darcy would say and, as my eyes met his, it was impossible not to submit to his unspoken demand.
"What a good dog. What a handsome dog. You are the best dog that ever was."
Then Darcy would return the favour, looking back as if to say: "What's next boss? You, after all, are my favourite human and I would follow you anywhere, through hot deserts or raging streams or high mountains."
This giving and receiving of love seems so right, so nourishing, one wonders whether it might have useful application outside the world of dogs. I'm guessing that's what Darcy was trying to teach us.
Something about our pets that makes us more Human. A touching article and it brought a tear to my eye for many reasons. Some obvious, but others less so ..
Friday, September 11, 2015
Two Photos - Matthew Sleeth and Rosemary Laing / UTS / Ultimo (Thu 10 Sep 2015)
Walk past these most days on the way to work. They are just in the main entrance hall of the UTS Main Campus Building. Just hanging on the wall there - together. Flight is a common theme but they juxtapose each other by their compostion - one with no central focus and the other couldn't be more so. I love them both, but Matthew's Untitled #66 is just brilliant because it breaks all the rules of convential photography. And, works brilliantly because of it.
Thursday, September 10, 2015
On The Importance of Here - Kathryn Heyman / The Good Weekend (Sat 15 Jul 2006)
In Welsh, the word is hiraeth. Deeper than homesickness, it translates roughly as an intense longing for place, a desire for home which goes far beyond the desire for family or recognisable rituals. It is the pain of physical dislocation, of being, quite simply, in the wrong landscape.via The Importance of Here by Kathryn Heyman.
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
On Relationships - The Incoherent Light (Tue 08 Sep 2015)
The Incoherent Light on Relationships:
We are the sum of our relationships, whatever form they might take.via Paolo Morales – Looking Back by The Incoherent Light.
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Street Art - Chippen Lane #4 / Chippendale (Fri 28 Aug 2015)
Ever changing. The latest.
Monday, September 7, 2015
On Architecture - Doug Anderson / The Guide (Mon 07 Sep 2015)
Doug Anderson on Architecture:
architecture is public art which, eyesore or triumph of taste and beauty, affects the lives of all. Unlike a painting in a gallery, the public doesn't get to choose whether or not to look at it.via Show of the Week: Getting Frank Gehr by Doug Anderson.
Saturday, September 5, 2015
On Individuality - Iris Apfel / Isabel Wilkinson (Wed 15 Apr 2015)
I guess people like to identify; I guess they don't want to be alonevia Iris Apfel on Individuality, Her New Movie, and Being Famous by Isabel Wilkinson.
An Insight to Insight - Sarah Perry / ribbonfarm (Thu 03 Sep 2015)
Sarah Perry on Insight:
A special type of intelligence is the organization of complexity into a simpler, less resource-intensive form. The experience of such a compression is what is called “insight,”via Cartographic Compression by Sarah Perry at ribbonfarm.
Friday, September 4, 2015
On Contact Sheets - Sean O'Hagan (Wed 02 Sep 2015)
Sean O'Hagan on Contact Sheets:
the contact sheet is a repository of evidence that can reveal both a photographer’s greatness – and their fallibility.via Contact sheets: where the magic and chaos of photographs comes alive by Sean O'Hagan.
On Photographs - Objects and Humanity - William Eggleston / Eric Kim (Thu 03 Sep 2015)
William Eggleston on Photographs:
Objects in photos are naturally full of human presencevia On Capturing Beauty in the Mundane by Eric Kim.
When looked at this way, photos of the derelict, decayed and apparent mundane, can become full of meaning and emotion.
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
On Keeping With It - Jeffrey Smart (May 2005)
Jeffrey Smart on Keeping with It:
It is no use waiting about for inspiration. An artist has to work, work when he does not wish to work, and sometimes pursue and flog a dead painting, all the time knowing, it will be discarded. But he knows that by the act of painting, even in despair, he is placing himself in a position where something may turn up. It is the agony of creation. It takes some sort of mad persistence to go on being a painter.via Jeffrey Smart (by Barry Pearce) by Jeffrey Smart.
On Control and Letting Go - StreetShooter (Fri 28 Aug 2015)
You can’t control anything and once you accept that and stop trying to get control, then you actually get some controlvia Streets of Philadelphia … A Visual Diary … Page 15 … The Jeff Story Continues by Street Shooter.
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