Words - The Story of Telling (Mon 12 Sep 2016)

words - I Won't Make Art - Chippendale (Mon 12 Sep 2016)

The Story of Telling on Words:

Our words communicate much more than the messages we want people to hear. How we use them shapes our thoughts and character—it shows people what we value and conveys the truth about who we are. Our every word has the power to provoke or reassure, draw people in or push them away. We get to choose how well and how wisely we use them.

via The Weight Of Our Words by The Story of Telling.

On Street Photography - Chris Farling (Tue 17 Sep 2013)

Chris Farling (*) writes On Street Photography (*):

in general I think Street Photography (*) work should primarily convey the artistic sensibility and personality of its author.

from which Chris expands:

There’s something confessional and diaristic at the heart of Street Photography (*), hidden as it may be through a layer of visual abstraction. Also, I think that the process of navigating the ethical terrain that every street photographer must deal with is one that helps you mature as a person.

via Observe Collective Interview #2: Chris Farling (*) by Eric Kim (*).

On Empathy - Jorg Colberg (Mon 25 Aug 2014)

Untitled - Picadilly Circus / London (Sat 17 Aug 2013)
Jorg Colberg (*) writes on Photography (*) and Empathy (*):

You can approach the photograph formally and study its composition, you can study its visual content, but you can also feel something here.

To be able to make photographs that convey feelings is an immense gift, but of course in part it is rooted in being able to be susceptible to what other people might feel.

Photographers’ empathy (or lack thereof) is a topic that is rarely discussed.

via PROJECT PROFILES: Ute Mahler – Zusammenleben (*) by Jorg Colberg (*).

Afterglow - INXS - Letterman

Afterglow - INXS - Letterman
Andrew Farriss from INXS writes about Afterglow ..

"Lyrically I was looking for something that deals quite generically with the sense of loss. But not in a depressing sense. It could be about a family member, someone close, [..] it could be about loss of any kind. I really wanted to convey a recognition of coming to terms with that loss in a positive way and remembering someone with immense affection. Initially the loss makes you sad, but then you feel that glow of warmth and I think this is something everyone can relate to."

Afterglow Lyrics

Here I am,
Lost in the light of the moon,
That comes through my window.

Bathed in blue,
The walls of my memory divides,
The thorns from the roses.
It's you and the roses.

[CHORUS]
Touch me and I will follow,
In your afterglow.
Heal me from all this sorrow,
As I let you go.
I will find my way
When I see your eyes,
Now I'm living,
In your afterglow.

Here I am,
Lost in the ashes of time,
But who wants tomorrow,
In between,
Longing to hold you again,
I'm caught in your shadow.
I'm losing control.

My mind drifts away,
We only have today.

[CHORUS]
Touch me and I will follow,


In your afterglow.
Heal me from all this sorrow,
As I let you go.
I will find my way,
I will sacrifice,
'Til the blinding day,
When I see your eyes.

Now I'm living,
In your afterglow [in your afterglow].
When the veils are gone,
As I let you go,
As I let you go.

[CHORUS]
Touch me and I will follow,
In your afterglow.
Heal me from all this sorrow,
As I let you go.
I will find my way
I will sacrifice,
Now I'm living,
In your afterglow.

Bathed in blue,
The walls of my memory divides,
The thorns from the roses.
It's you who is closest.

On Photography - The crushing force of time - Daido Moriyama

Uncle Sam (*) Mural - Chicago (Tue 06 Sep 2011)
Daido Moriyama (*) talks On Photography (*):

The crushing force of time is before my eyes, and I myself try to keep pressing the shutter release of the camera. In this inevitable race between the two of us, I feel I am going to be burnt up.

via Daido Moriyama: Now and Now: Steven Kasher Gallery (28 Mar 2013 - 04 May 2013) (*) via The crushing force of time .. (*) by Photographs on the Brain (*).

Interestingly enough, and something I did not know until just now ..

Daido Moriyama was born in 1938 along with a twin brother, who died when Daido was two. [..]

I think little known fact has a hugh bearing on Moriyama's photographic direction and subsequent career. More On Being A Twin (*) later. Back to the Photography:

Moriyama’s images convey the artist’s boldly intuitive exploration of urban mystery, memory, and photographic invention. Moriyama’s work immerses us in the melancholic beauty of life at its most ordinary.

Jenny and Joanne - Twins - Coop's Shot Tower (*) / Melbourne (Dec 1992)

On Succeeding - StreetShooter (Sat 22 Mar 2014)

Reflection - eljeiffel House / Alexandria (Sat 22 Mar 2014)
StreetShooter (*) writes On Succeeding (*):

Find your photos out there [..] and bring them home and process them as only you can. Find yourself in what you do and others will too. Hopefully at some point in the near future you can sit back and say,

“I am very satisfied with what I’m doing and getting and I will continue to improve and carry on.”

Do not be one of those that say, I am not satisfied with what I’m doing..

via March 22nd, 2014 ….. Fuji XP1 & 23mm … Definition Of Success! (*) by StreetShooter (*).

Always worth making your way through StreetShooter's Posts (*) to find the heart of what he is trying to convey. Love it.