People, unprotected by their roles, become isolated in beauty and intellect and illness and confusion.

i'm beginning to feel like this. caught the incredible sunshine just in the nick of time today on my walk. the wall of rain approaching from the west desert was pretty spectacular, too. along with being gorgeous, it was sooo muddy. which made driving home in no shoes so very fun :) if only i could post photos here! a picture is worth a thousand words, yes? If a day goes by without my doing something related to photography, it's as though I've neglected something essential to my existence, as though I had forgotten to wake up.

He sleeps fastest who sleeps alone.

To be an artist, you have to nurture the things that most people discard.

If I could do what I want with my eyes alone, I would be happy.

I've worked out of a series of no's. No to exquisite light, no to apparent compositions, no to the seduction of poses or narrative. And all these no's force me to the yes. I have a white background. I have the person I'm interested in and the thing that happens between us.

I believe that you've got to love your work so much that it is all you want to do.