Hiroshi Watanabe: Species Among Us

Hiroshi Watanabe's Species Among Us portfolio.

[ photograph above: Redlands, 2005, by Matt Artz ]

Now I Get It!

"Art is I; Science is We."

--Claude Bernard

[ photograph above: Harmony, 2005, by Matt Artz ]

Austin Granger: Point Reyes IV

Austin Granger's Point Reyes IV portfolio.

[ photograph above: Morro Bay, 2005, by Matt Artz ]

The Gift of the Photograph

"When gifts are given to me through my camera, I accept them graciously."

--Minor White

Hiroshi Watanabe: Ena Bunraku

Hiroshi Watanabe's Ena Bunraku portfolio.

Thinking

"Thinking can be a dangerous profession, if one devotes one's life to it."

--Austin Granger

Charlie at Moonstone Beach

Just got back from a wonderful vacation along the Central Coast of California. Today I'm posting a small batch of photographs from the trip (seven images of Charlie at Moonstone Beach in lovely Cambria, California). Much more to follow in the coming week!

[ photograph above: Charlie at Moonstone Beach, 2005, by Matt Artz ]

Milosz Stasik: Southwest

Milosz Stasik's Southwest portfolio.

Self-Deception

"We are like shop windows in which we are continually arranging, concealing, or illuminating the supposed qualities other ascribe to us, in order to deceive ourselves."

--Friedrich Nietzsche

Austin Granger: Utah

Austin Granger's Utah portfolio.

Beauty

"Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it."

-- Confucius

Hiroshi Watanabe: Gods, Nations, and Histories

Hiroshi Watanabe's Gods, Nations, and Histories portfolio.

On Your Doorstep

"The artist's world is limitless. It can be found anywhere, far from where he lives or a few feet away. It is always on his doorstep."

--Paul Strand

Saelon Renkes: Holga Landscapes

Saelon Renkes' Holga Landscapes portfolio.

Looking for Answers

"When I photograph, what I'm really doing is seeking answers to things."

--Wynn Bullock

[ photograph above: Wisconsin, 2004, by Matt Artz ]

Hiroshi Watanabe: Plaza de Toros

Hiroshi Watanabe's Plaza de Toros portfolio.

Emotions

"The emotions are sometimes so strong that I work without knowing it. The strokes come like speech."

--Vincent van Gogh

Austin Granger: Around The House

Austin Granger's Around The House portfolio.

Sequence

"To engage a sequence we keep in mind the photographs on either side of the one in our eye."

--Minor White

Saelon Renkes: Landscapes

Saelon Renkes' Landscapes portfolio.

[ photograph above: Big Bear Lake, 2005, by Matt Artz ]

Is What You See 'Real'?

"What you see is real--but only on the particular level to which you've developed your sense of seeing. You can expand your reality by developing new ways of perceiving."

--Wynn Bullock

Milosz Stasik: Miscellaneous

Milosz Stasik's Miscellaneous portfolio.

[ photograph above: Charlie at Snow Valley, 2005, by Matt Artz ]

The Process, Not the Product

"Getting photographs is not the most important thing. For me it's the act of photographing. It's enlightening, therapeutic and satisfying, because the very process forces me to connect with the world. When you make four-hour exposures in the middle of the night, you inevitably slow down and begin to observe and appreciate more what's going on around you. In our fast-paced, modern world, it’s a luxury to be able to watch the stars move across the sky."

--Michael Kenna

[ photograph above: Big Bear Lake, 2005, by Matt Artz ]

Austin Granger: Point Reyes II

Austin Granger's Point Reyes II portfolio.

[ photograph above: Big Bear Lake, 2005, by Matt Artz ]

Spirit over Technique

"There's no particular class of photograph that I think is any better than any other class. I'm always and forever looking for the image that has spirit! I don't give a damn how it got made."

--Minor White

[ photograph above: Big Bear Lake, 2005, by Matt Artz ]

Photography can be Hazardous to Your Health

Photographer shot outside Britney Spears event.

Hiroshi Watanabe: Noh Masks of Naito Clan

Hiroshi Watanabe's Noh Masks of Naito Clan portfolio.

[ photograph above: Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), 1977, by Matt Artz ]

21 New Big Bear Lake Images

Last week, my son & I spent the morning kayaking on Big Bear Lake, which resulted in 21 new images posted on my Big Bear Lake page.

[ photograph above: Big Bear Lake, 2005, by Matt Artz ]

Charlie at Snow Valley

I spent some time up in the mountains this morning, photographing Charlie at Snow Valley. The result is about a dozen new images posted on my New Work page.

[ photograph above: Charlie at Snow Valley, 2005, by Matt Artz ]

Photographers have Urges

"The urge to create, the urge to photograph, comes in part from the deep desire to live with more integrity, to live more in peace with the world, and possibly to help others to do the same."

--Wynn Bullock

[ photograph above: Snow Valley, 2005, by Matt Artz ]

Nathan Selikoff: Aesthetic Explorations of Attractor Space

Nathan Selikoff's Aesthetic Explorations of Attractor Space.

[ photograph above: Redlands, 2005, by Matt Artz ]

Waiting and Listening

"I seek out places where it can happen more readily, such as deserts or mountains or solitary areas, or by myself with a seashell, and while I'm there get into states of mind where I'm more open than usual. I'm waiting, I'm listening. I go to those places and get myself ready through meditation. Through being quiet and willing to wait, I can begin to see the inner man and the essence of the subject in front of me...Watching the way the current moves a blade of grass--sometimes I've seen that happen and it has just turned me inside out."

--Minor White

Amie Postic: Tropicália

Amie Postic's Tropicália.

This Does Not Bode Well for B & W Photographers Like Me...

"Color in a picture is like enthusiasm in life."

--Vincent Van Gogh

[ photograph above: Pomona, 2005, by Matt Artz ]

Andy Lomas: Images of Aggregation

Andy Lomas's Images of Aggregation.

[ photograph above: Iris Meadow, 2004, by Matt Artz ]