1 Poetic Odds
Photography’s potential as a great image-maker and communicator is really no different from the same potential in the best poetry where familiar, everyday words, placed within a special context, can soar above the intellect and touch subtle reality in a unique way.
—Paul Caponigro
Many artists, including photographers, often refer to poetry when describing their work and philosophy. The correlation is easy to understand when we consider that “poetry” derives from a Greek word meaning “to create” or to bring something into being. This definition is close to that of the word “art,” derived from a Latin word referring also to items brought into being by human skill (as opposed to things occurring naturally or randomly).
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