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17/10/202417/10/2024

The witness complex

For me, photography is about capturing the moment.

Beach seen from the top of the cliff at sunrise, St Cyrus, Scotland.

One of the things that really marked me when I saw Blade Runner when I was a kid was Roy Batty’s speech at the end of the film: “I’ve seen things… You people wouldn’t believe. […] All these moments will be lost in time” (let’s ignore the debate about whether these are real human feelings, that’s not the point here) This is the sentiment I have when I take photos. Even mundane ones.

It doesn’t matter what kind of photos you take, landscapes, portraits, studio, street, even family snaps, it’s always about fixing a moment that will never happen again and that you might be the only human being to witness.

16/10/202417/10/2024

I may be wrong

The way I think about things is that I write down what I think I think about something, then argue with myself over it as I tweak the text, until I agree with myself and I find no more changes to make. I’ve done that since I was in high school, when I discovered I liked writing.

I have terrible writing. I normally type instead.

18/04/202419/04/2024

Photographers of the Fediverse assemble!

Hello photographers of the Fediverse,

Let me float an idea.

I’ve been thinking for a good while about what I miss when I look at people’s posts. We all enjoy looking at photos people publish, and we can favourite and we can boost. But in these days of mass media consumption, what I’m missing is spending time on photos and understanding the ones that attract my eye.