In putting images together I become active, and excitement is of another order - synthesis overshadows analysis.
Minor White...insight, vision, moments of revelation. During those rare moments something overtakes the man and he becomes the tool of a greater Force; the servant of, willing or unwilling depending on his degree of awakeness. The photograph, then, is a message more than a mirror, and the mans a messenger who happens to be a photographer.
Minor WhiteNo matter how slow the film, Spirit always stands still long enough for the photographer It has chosen.
Minor WhitePhotographers who come up with power never get accused of imitating anyone else even though they photograph the same broom, same street, same portraits.
Minor WhiteThe development of a love of medium and a responsibility for one's own pictures is an overall goal.
Minor WhiteWhile we cannot describe its appearance (the equivalent), we can define its function. When a photograph functions as an Equivalent we can say that at that moment, and for that person the photograph acts as a symbol or plays the role of a metaphor for something that is beyond the subject photographed.
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