From two trips ago. I’ve been thinking about some conversations I had with Alec Johnson on the nature of the photo work we do. It occurs to me that, like in painting, it is useful to imitate those who inspired you. But in the end you have to find your own voice, which is never the same as that of your heroes. The AA mantra of having the courage to change what you can and the wisdom to recognize and accept what you can’t applies in spades here. How we see is formed and informed by many things, from the physical nature of our optic systems to the experiences of our lives. But it is important to recognize what it is in some way and accept it. I think it is analogous to maturity. I think it is when creativity really begins.

21mm Distagon ZF.2, Nikon 800e, Lr4, Ps CS6.