The pure, frank sentiments we hold in our hearts are the only truthful sources of art. —Caspar David Friedrich In this age of powerful processing tools and artificial intelligence (AI) models capable of generating photorealistic images, it’s no surprise that so many photographers go out of their way to present themselves and their work as... Continue Reading →
Poetic Odds
This article was originally only available to subscribers of On Landscape—an excellent British photography publication. The article is reproduced here with permission. I am a regular contributor to On Landscape and highly recommend subscribing to it for the consistently excellent quality of content they offers each month. Photography’s potential as a great image-maker and communicator... Continue Reading →
The Implicit Contract
I believe that such an implicit contract in photography exists (or should exist) only in some contexts, and that there is no such contract that applies unequivocally to all photographs, and certainly not to all art.