Landscape, Nature and Travel Photography

 ”There are two kinds of photographers: those who compose pictures and those who take them. The former work in studios. For the latter, the studio is the world… For them, the ordinary doesn’t exist: every thing in life is a source of nourishment.”
- Ernst Haas

Although I can appreciate studio photography I find this quote by Ernst Haas to really resonate with me. One of the most attractive elements of photography is that the camera becomes your license to explore the world. Where has your license taken you recently?

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“If your pictures aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough.”
- Robert Capa

Although Capa was a war photographer his up close and personal philosophy has become the mantra of photographers in a variety of genres from photojournalism to landscape. Are you getting close enough to your subject?

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“A photograph is usually looked at - seldom looked into.”
— Ansel Adams

“People only see what they are prepared to see.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson

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This weekend I attended a photography workshop put on by Art Wolfe here in San Francisco dealing with creativity and creative vision. Note: I’ll have a recap and review of the workshop posted soon. During the workshop a quote by Elliott Erwitt was displayed and it really struck a nerve.

“To me, photography is an art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place… I’ve found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.”

Elliott Erwitt

Why this struck a nerve is that my outlook on photography has been in transition the past few months. I’ll be posting about that in the coming day so take a look for it. In the mean time wrap your brain around this quote. It’ll provide a brief glimpse into my thinking as of late.

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