Seth Godin on Empathy:
Empathy doesn't involve feeling sorry for someone. It is our honest answer to the question, "why did they do what they did?" [..]via Empathy by Seth Godin.Dismissing actions we don't admire merely because we don't care enough to have empathy is rarely going to help us make the change we seek. It doesn't help us understand, and it creates a gulf that drives us apart.
Andre D. Wagner on Photography and Life:
Photography has definitely saved me. Because of it, I enjoy life, so I don’t spend time thinking about the suffering of life.via Andre D. Wagner Interview: New York Portraits That Give Face to Connection by Freddy Martinez.
the almost magical appearance of Maier's work, as if it had been conjured, has not only inspired much further creativity and contemplation about the nature of photography, it has also shown how their own interests and approaches have crossed paths with Maier's.Naomi Cass (*) expands Vivian Maier (*) Influence (*) on the Past (*), Present (*) and Identity (*):
We always need to think of a way of activating the past with respect to the present. We couldn't assume Maier to have had an influence on contemporary practice, however all the artists in this exhibition are acutely aware of not just her work but the complexity of her identity.via Maier's portraits are an unexpected gift (*) by Andrew Stephens (*).
our influences are more than just what artists we've studied or admired. We all bring our own personal experiences, biases and values to our photographs, whether it's a conscious effort or not.via Finding the Story in Your Street Photography (*) by Joe Newman (*).
When I look at one of my photographs, I do not see what you see. I see the moment on the street where I made the photograph and I feel into that experience. Simply put, I do not see objectively (*) - my viewing is subjective (*).via Joel Meyerowitz and Twelve Other Street Photographers on Their Best Photographs (*) by Michael Ernest Sweet (*).
Vivian is like anybody who gets intensely into an art form. She went to museums, saw other photographers, but was never schooled or trained. So she took the best of what she saw, internalized it, and then she worked obsessively.via Vivian Maier | September 2014 Notables (*) by Tim Belden (*).
Question everything. Make work that is meaningful to you. Take time.from Interview with: Trent Parke (*) via jotoole: (via An interview with Trent Parke - Try Hard... (*) by Douglas Lowell (*).
I have always found that mistakes and accidents usually lead to the best discoveries.
Take a stand (*), make a statement (*) that you believe (*) in, tell your story (*) and give the viewer a reason (*) to stop (*) and look (*).via Digital cameras have no more killed photography than word processors have killed writing. .. (*) by Mike Peters (*).
Whatever our calling, whether we are scientists, engineers, poets, public servants, or parents, we all live in a complex, and ever-changing world, and all of us deserve what's in this toolbox: critical thinking skills; knowledge (*) of the past (*) and other cultures (*); an ability to work with and interpret numbers and statistics; access to the insights of great writers and artists; a willingness to experiment, to open up to change (*); and the ability to navigate ambiguity (*).via An MIT Dean's Defense of the Humanities (*) by AthanasiusKircher (*).
If apples are like apples, and oranges and like oranges, what can we learn (*) from comparing apples and oranges?via The Photobook: A History Volume III by Martin Parr and Gerry Badger (*) by Jorg Colberg (*).
Gestures (*), the way people use their hands (*) and facial expressions (*), are very hard to deal with photographically.via Corinna Sauer: Home Story (*) by Jorg Colberg (*).
One of the complications appears to be that the moment we are made to look at a gesture (*), frozen in a photograph, we have to pay attention to something we usually do not think about.
And then it gets weird very quickly.
taking photos is like training a muscle. You need to do it consistently to keep it fit and in shape. And even more important is to keep your eyes sharp and ready to look for photographs.via On Consistency and Street Photography (*) by Eric Kim (*).
