Understanding

"Ultimately success or failure in photographing people depends on the photographer's ability to understand his fellow man."

--Edward Weston

Milosz Stasik: Scenics

Milosz Stasik's Scenics portfolio.

Expression of Self

"...the goal of art was the vital expression of self."

--Alfred Stieglitz

Mark Howell: Abstracts & Extracts

Mark Howell: Abstracts & Extracts.

Austin Granger: Arizona

Austin Granger's Arizona portfolio.

Technique vs. Art

"There's nothing as useless as a sharp photograph of a fuzzy concept."

--Ansel Adams

Mark Howell: Walls & Buildings

Mark Howell: Walls & Buildings.

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

Driven by Chaos

"One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star."

--Friedrich Nietzsche

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

Nice Article in the Redlands Daily Facts

There was a really nice feature story in the Redlands Daily Facts yesterday, about Jerry Day and myself participating in the Shutter Magic show. Unfortunately they have not posted the article on their web site yet, and I can't scan the article just now...

Mark Howell: Botanalia

Mark Howell: Botanalia.

Innocence

"Innocence of eye has a quality of its own. It means to see as a child sees, with freshness and acknowledgment of the wonder; it also means to see as an adult sees who has gone full circle and once again sees as a child--with freshness, and an even deeper sense of wonder."

--Minor White

[ photograph above: Kelso Dunes, 2002, by Matt Artz ]

Mark Howell: Landscapes

Mark Howell: Landscapes.

Article About Shutter Magic Show in the Daily Bulletin

The Daily Bulletin published an article about the Shutter Magic show in their June 9th issue.

Art is Peace

"Art should cause violence to be set aside."

--Leo Tolstoy

Painting Graph's by Michaël Corbin

Painting Graph's by Michaël Corbin.

The Social Significance of Landscapes

"It seems so utterly naive that landscape--not that of the pictorial school--is not considered of 'social significance' when it has a far more important bearing on the human race of a given locale than excrescences called cities."

--Edward Weston

[ photograph above: Obsidian, 1994, by Matt Artz ]

Praise

"An artist chooses his subjects: that is the way he praises."

--Friedrich Nietzsche

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

Bruce Barnbaum: The Natural Environment

Bruce Barnbaum's The Natural Environment portfolio.

[ photograph above: La Jolla, 2004, by Matt Artz ]

Turning Up

"Life is about turning up. The more you get yourself out there, whether you wake up at 5:00 a.m. to pouring rain or not, the more you're likely to experience the wonderful happenings that are going on all around you. Sometimes the most interesting visual phenomena occur when you least expect it. Other times, you think you're getting something amazing and the photographs turn out to be boring and predictable. So I think that's why, a long time ago, I consciously tried to let go of artist's angst, and instead just hope for the best and enjoy it. I love the journey as much as the destination. If I wasn't a photographer, I'd still be a traveler."

--Michael Kenna

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

Life

"My true program is summed up in one word: life. I expect to photograph anything suggested by that word which appeals to me."

--Edward Weston