One of the things that I’ve had to battle internally is this whole notion of what it means to be a photographer. More specifically an art photographer. Even more specific I suppose would be “artist”.
I used to be a “professional photographer”.
Big deal.
I used to charge thousands of dollars to take pictures at people’s weddings.
Big deal.
I [...]
How much of what we do as artists is “reaching”?
I happen to think that the answer is quite a bit. Or rather…way too much?
One might think that the real question should be: What are we “reaching” for?
As artists we tend to be introspective or perhaps retrospective. I suppose it just means we are, in one [...]
Sometimes you feel like life has every deck in the world stacked against you.
It doesn’t.
Sometimes you feel like everyone is out to get you.
They aren’t.
Sometimes you feel like you just can’t do anything right.
You can.
It’s about pushing yourself forward. It’s about consistency. It’s about sticking to your guns. It’s about time and [...]
