Archive for November, 2006

Metamorphosis Chapter 33

For over two billion years, through the apparent fancy of her endless differentiations and metamorphosis the Cell, as regards its basic physiological mechanisms, has remained one and the same. It is life itself, and our true and distant ancestor. Albert Claude It is not necessary that you leave the house. Remain at your table and [...]

Rhythm of the Road

There’s so many different worlds So many different suns And we have just one world But we live in different ones -Dire Straits The most important skill of the photographer is to know how to see. Yes, one sees through one’s eyes, but the same world seen through different eyes is no longer the same [...]

Letter to Ian

The use of the term art medium is, to say the least, misleading, for it is the artist that creates a work of art not the medium. It is the artist in photography that gives form to content by a distillation of ideas, thought, experience, insight and understanding. Edward Steichen Photography would have been settled [...]

Roadmarks

It is my intention…to present to the public, from time to time, my impressions of foreign lands, illustrated by photographic views -Francis Frith (1822-1898) The physical object to me, is merely a stepping stone to an inner world where the object, with the help of subconscious drives and focused perceptions, becomes transmuted into a symbol [...]

Wairua

The urge to create, the urge to photograph, comes in part from the deep desire to live with more integrity; to live more in peace with the world, and possibly to help others do the same…… As I became aware that all things have unique spatial and temporal qualities which visually define and relate them, [...]

Of Prevert and Sudek

DEJEUNER DU MATIN -Jacques Prévert Il a mis le café Dans la tasse Il a mis le lait Dans la tasse de café Il a mis le sucre Dans le café au lait Avec la petite cuiller Il a tourné Il a bu le café au lait Et il a reposé la tasse Sans me [...]

Letter to Chris

Kia ora tatou: As I have mentioned, my blog is about to go under the wing of my mostly-updated website. There are still a few bugs to iron out, which will happen hopefully in the next day or so. Then we will upload to my server, the site will go live, and I will email [...]