THE INTIMATE DETAIL
MAKING AN IMAGE OF MAGIC AND MYSTERY
One time at a holiday party, I was talking to someone who asked me what kind of photographs I take. I answered that I specialize in photographing the intimate details of nature. One advantage to getting older for me is that I’ve gained a sense of myself as a photographer, a certain clarity about what inspires me to photograph and what I wish to communicate. Although I enjoy trying my hand at many types of photography, I’ve focused on the intimate landscape for four decades. Rather than simply describing the wide view before me, I try to imbue my images with some magic and mystery by isolating special details I discover.
The photograph featured on the opposite page was made on a trip to ...
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