No matter how much crap you gotta plow through to stay alive as a photographer, no matter how many bad assignments, bad days, bad clients, snotty subjects, obnoxious handlers, wigged-out art directors, technical disasters, failures of the mind, body, and will, all the shouldas, couldas, and wouldas that befuddle our brains and creep into our dreams, always remember to make room to shoot what you love. It's the only way to keep your heart beating as a photographer.
Joe McNallyYouโve gotta taste the light, like my friend and fellow shooter Chip Maury says. And when you see light like this, trust me, itโs like a strawberry sundae with sprinkles.
Joe McNallyWe make pictures. At the end of the day, we create something potentially significant that did not exist at the beginning of the day. We go forward, despite the uncertainty. Because this is an act of love and passion, which defies reason and prudence.
Joe McNallyA professor I had in college used to tell me that if someone wonโt listen to what you have to say because youโre not wearing a tie, then put on a tie, โcause what you have to say is more important than not wearing a tie. He was right.
Joe McNallyIf you view your life as a piece of fabric or a tapestry, the photography is the stitching. It keeps everything together.
Joe McNallySeรกn Manchester is, unsurprisingly, very well read in both classical and more recent sources on vampires and vampirism, and cites them with great authority while taking the reader through a brief tour of vampire lore and mythology. This is a book I'd recommend to anybody with an interest in the author or vampires. The parts which deal with vampires are obviously based on years of substantial research and personal experience.
Joe McNally