Thoughts
PHOTOGRAPHY
Photography creates an illusion of reality and gives a fascinating insight into other parts of the world we live in.In Japan, the word photography translates as ‘reflections of truth’
The English word photography derives from Greek and translates as ‘drawing with light’.
Photography should be a visionary art form not a technical operation.
Most photographers can press a shutter release but not many can add ‘soul’ to an image.
Photography is often not seen as an art form as so many people now claim to be able to take photographs whilst not many can draw or paint.
Photography is like cooking – it’s a matter of taste.
Photography is the gathering and rendering of light that is transmitted to the eye which then converts it to electronic impulses that enable our brains to ‘see’ the image that was taken.
The old adage that ‘the camera never lies’ is no longer true.
Photography is the art of successfully merging light and time.
Photography can sometimes appear to stop time, as with the extended exposure of moving water.
Photography is the art of capturing one instant from the millions that exist around us.
Photography is the ‘eyewitness’ of history.
Photography is an intellectual journey that leads to the production of an image.
Photography can bring wide open spaces to people locked in enclosed urban environments.
It doesn't have to be pretty to be true, but if it's true, it's beautiful.