If it is not an interesting picture when in focus, it is not going to be a better picture out of focus.

...photographers who carry 60 pounds of equipment up a hill to photograph a view are not suffering enough, although their whining causes enough suffering among their listeners. No, if they really expect us to respect their search for enlightenment and artistic expression, in [the] future they will drag the equipment up the hill by their genitals and take the view with a tripod leg stuck through their foot.

Evolution in action: First, God said, 'Let there be light.' Then, he created two nude models. Now we have photographers.

Museum collections have given photography rigor, and mortis.

My point is that meaning is always personal, changeable and subjective. There is no 'correct' interpretation of a photograph.

Be gentle and tolerant. Intimacy will grow, but will take time and cannot be rushed. If all goes well, soon you will become more familiar with each other, and handling will forge awkward fumbling and fondling into more satisfying and productive caresses and eventually into a comfortable working partnership. At this stage you will be ready to accompany your new camera into the world.

A few photographers make a killing; the rest can't make a living.