Do We Know What We Look Like?

Leaving Aside The Mysteries And The Inequities Of Human Talent, Brains, Taste, And Reputations, The Matter Of Art In Photography May Come Down To This: It Is The Capture And Projection Of The Delights Of Seeing; It Is The Defining Of Observation Full And Felt.

I Used To Try To Figure Out Precisely What I Was Seeing All The Time, Until I Discovered That I Didn't Need To. If The Thing Is True, Why There It Is.

I Began To Wonder - I Knew I Was An Artist Or Wanted To Be One - But I Was Wondering Whether I Really Was An Artist. I Was Doing Such Ordinary Things That I Could Feel The Difference. Most People Would Look At Those Things And Say, 'well, That's Nothing. What Did You Do That For? That's Just A Wreck Of A Car Or A Wreck Of A Man. That's Nothing. That Isn't Art.' They Don't Say That Anymore.

The Meaning Of Quality In Photography's Best Pictures Lies Written In The Language Of Vision. That Language Is Learned By Chance, Not System.

Detachment, Lack Of Sentimentality, Originality, A Lot Of Things That Sound Rather Empty. I Know What They Mean. Let's Say, "visual Impact" May Not Mean Much To Anybody. I Could Point It Out Though. I Mean It's A Quality That Something Has Or Does Not Have. Coherence. Well, Some Things Are Weak, Some Things Are Strong.