Love that shot of the glowing curtains, Chris! And the courage to try something new. I can relate to that feeling of going into battle and in my opinion it's an unsustainable way to shoot. Need less stress in my life, not more!
l love Cole's writing, and his photographs. His work sometimes remind me of Luigi Ghirri's—which I think also has the quality of presence that you are describing. Sometimes a photograph looks like it was just there in the world, waiting for someone to put a frame around it. This might make those kinds of photos sound easy, but I think as you point out here, it can remarkably challenging—a product of a certain kind of practiced attention. Almost like a relaxing of the eye.
I’ve heard of Ghirri but I’m not familiar with his work, I’ll check it out today. I’m happy to hear that I’m not alone in relating to this kind of thinking about photography! Part of its power for me is that it encourages something beyond just style, which when it works is really edifying. Thanks for the thoughtful comment Zachary!
Love that shot of the glowing curtains, Chris! And the courage to try something new. I can relate to that feeling of going into battle and in my opinion it's an unsustainable way to shoot. Need less stress in my life, not more!
l love Cole's writing, and his photographs. His work sometimes remind me of Luigi Ghirri's—which I think also has the quality of presence that you are describing. Sometimes a photograph looks like it was just there in the world, waiting for someone to put a frame around it. This might make those kinds of photos sound easy, but I think as you point out here, it can remarkably challenging—a product of a certain kind of practiced attention. Almost like a relaxing of the eye.
I’ve heard of Ghirri but I’m not familiar with his work, I’ll check it out today. I’m happy to hear that I’m not alone in relating to this kind of thinking about photography! Part of its power for me is that it encourages something beyond just style, which when it works is really edifying. Thanks for the thoughtful comment Zachary!
Something behind style. That's interesting.
I think you'll dig Ghirri.