My parents, grandmother and brother were teachers. My mother taught Latin and French and was the school librarian. My father taught geography and a popular class called Family Living, the precursor to Sociology, which he eventually taught. My grandmother was a beloved one-room school teacher at Knob School, near Sonora in Larue County, Ky.
Sam AbellEven though I teach with 35mm, my method takes people by surprise, because it isn't fast, and it isn't about hardware or software, or even great results. It's about great process.
Sam AbellLife rarely presents fully finished photographs. An image evolves, often from a single strand of visual interest - a distant horizon, a moment of light, a held expression.
Sam AbellTeaching has never been far from my life. It's the most natural thing I do. Apparently, as I said, I cannot not do it.
Sam AbellI'm very involved in photographing America now, so I don't think of faraway places, as I did when I was young.
Sam Abell