I first became interested in photography in 1966, at the age of 18, when I went into the Marine Corps. I attended workshops taught by Ansel Adams and Morley Baer, fueling my interest into passion. The idea of capturing a moment in time fascinated me and has continued to do so for the last 40 years.
In that time, I have come to understand that whenever the left side of the brain attempts to describe what the right side does and why, it will, as a rule, completely miss its mark.
With regard to my photography, I can only say this: I have long since learned that the images that meant the most to me were the ones to which I was emotionally connected. Whether the subject was a flower, a brick wall, or an anchor, it was my emotional and not my intellectual response that led to alive and dynamic images.
We all have an intellectual response to art, but it's the emotions we feel when viewing a painting, sculpture, or photograph, that burn deepest within our psyches.
Art without emotions is mathematics. |
