words of wisdom
I've finally figured out what's wrong with photography.
It's a one-eyed man looking through a little 'ole. Now, how much reality can there be in that?
David Hockney
"A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know."
Diane Arbus
"The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera."
Dorothea Lange
"We take photographs with our hearts and we take photographs with
our minds.  The camera is nothing more than a tool."
 A. Newman

"It is through Art and through Art only that we can realize our perfection;
 through Art and Art only that we can shield ourselves from the sordid perils of actual existence."
Oscar Wilde

"Good portraiture is great conversation that happened with a camera present."
Jock McDonald (3/14/2003 in Cincinnati)
"No matter how slow the film, Spirit always stands still long enough
for the photographer It has chosen."
Minor White

"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."
Pablo Picasso