I've Noticed That About Your People, Doctor.

We Are All Children Searching For Love.

But If You're Talking About Fine Art Work, Then I Think You Have To Ask Yourself Some Pretty Deep Questions About Why It Is You Want To Take Pictures And What It Is You Want To Say.

Years Ago - In The 70s, For About A Decade - I Carried A Camera Every Place I Went. And I Shot A Lot Of Pictures That Were Still Life And Landscape, Using Available Light.

Making Photos Is Helpful Of Course To Master The Craft. To Get Comfortable With The Camera. Learn What A Camera Can Do And How To Use The Camera Successfully. Doing Exercises For Example If You Try To Find Out Things That The Camera Can Do That The Eye Cannot Do. So That You Have A Tool That Will Do What You Need To Be Done. But Then Once You Have Mastered The Craft The Most Important Thing Is To Determine Why You Want To Shoot Pictures And What You Want To Shoot Pictures Of. That's Where The Thematic Issue Comes To Life.

What I'm Exploring Right Now Is The Subject Of My Own Mortality, It's An Area That I'm Curious About, And I'm Researching It To See If There's A Photographic Essay In It For Me. If Images Don't Start To Come, I'll Go To Something Else.