Separating the Photograph from Its Birth

Photographers will tell you a good photograph needs to stand on its own. No explanation, no supporting text; what’s in the frame is what you get. If the image only works when you explain it, the thinking goes, it has…
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Separating the Photograph from Its Birth

◈ Separating the Photograph from Its Birth

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Photos I found #8: Winter Holidays

More photos I found. These are probably late winter/early spring holiday photos in the mountains somewhere in France. Easter holidays maybe. Given the snow I’d think Alps.

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Never Delete Any Photo

Digital photography gave us something film never had: an instant undo button for our own judgement. See an image on the back of the camera, decide it fails,…

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Paws in the sand

I posted this photo last week as my contribution to Aminus3’s photo prompt: minimal. I thought I might as well explain it here.

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