I Make Photographs And Still Make Photographs

And Then As I Frequently Do, Some Times I'll Peek Out From Underneath The Focusing Cloth And Just Look Around The Edges Of The Frame That I'm Not Seeing, See If There's Something That Should Be Adjusted In Terms Of Changing The Camera Position.

Today My Passion Is Still Black And White. Today If I Have An Array Of Cameras In Front Of Me The One I Would Reach For That I Would Feel Most Comfortable With Would Be A 4 X 5 View Camera. I Was Once Working In A Sort Of Soft Light Situation.

It Was Amazing To Watch Him In The Darkroom At An Advanced Age, Still Get Excited When The Results Were Pleasing. He Still Struggled Like We All Do In The Darkroom And He Struggled Behind The Camera, And When He Had A Success He Was Beaming.

When The Object That Is Produced...the Photographic Image...has The Ability To Make Tears Come To Your Eyes; To Inspire You To The Point Where You Have To Catch Your Breath, Then Nothing Else Matters.

We All Start In This Medium Because Of The Magic And The Challenge Is To Keep It Going.