Thoughts on photography and what inspires it - books, poetry, film, art. And various other ramblings.
Saturday, February 03, 2007
Commonplacing - not blogging
Interesting post on Not a blog, but a commonplace. I once came across one of these in an old rectory in North Devon, but never knew what the proper name was for them.
I like the term "commonplace" far better than blog.... :-)
"The Muse of photography is not one of Memory's daughters, but Memory herself." John Berger
"The photograph isn't what was photographed. It's something else. It's a new fact." Gary Winogrand
"The basic material of photographs is not intrinsically beautiful. It’s not like ivory or tapestry or bronze or oil on canvas. You’re not supposed to look at the thing, you’re supposed to look through it. It’s a window.” John Szarkowski
"Facts do not convey truth. That's a mistake. Facts create norms, but truth creates illumination." Werner Herzog
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