November 2010
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: A Critique on Critiques. →
chrishahn via photographsonthebrain:
However, this is not to say I am beyond reproach. I’ll admit that I used to be that guy. I was the one who hated on any picture someone uploaded to a Facebook album entitled “Photography” and hated on anybody I saw with their two thousand dollar camera set to “auto”. Slowly I realized I was merely putting down others to make myself feel better. Who am I...
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Southern Latitudes, Unsettling Views: The Work of... →
Mr. Mitchel has resolutely pursued his work with disregard for what others thought. Now he’s ready. And waiting.
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open letter to newspaper photographers | Redlights... →
“I know that goes against that “It’s not about the money, I tell stories for the people I cover and stories I tell.” That’s great if you can eat off of that passion, but sincerely, you do more justice finding clients to pay for your work and publish it to get the work out there to the eyes that need to see it.”
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“The fake works and struggles for all to see. He groans and strains and does his...”
– Peter Boysen
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John Soeder to Don Henley (about Hotel California's lyrics): On "Hotel California," you sing: "So I called up the captain / 'Please bring me my wine' / He said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since 1969.'" I realize I'm probably not the first to bring this to your attention, but wine isn't a spirit. Wine is fermented; spirits are distilled. Do you regret that lyric?
Don Henley: "Thanks for the tutorial and, no, you're not the first to bring this to my attention—and you're not the first to completely misinterpret the lyric and miss the metaphor... But that line in the song has little or nothing to do with alcoholic beverages. It's a sociopolitical statement. My only regret would be having to explain it in detail to you, which would defeat the purpose of using literary devices in songwriting and lower the discussion to some silly and irrelevant argument about chemical processes."