It’s Spaceship Earth and We Are Out of Control.
Trash – © John Neel It’s spaceship Earth and we are out of control. Every one of us, including photographers can pretend that the world is OK. We can buy into the capitalist concepts that the...
View ArticlePlayful Creativity – Vik Muniz
Cotton Kitten Cloud – © Vik Muniz I think it is important to look to the future for the things that might change the world. One of those things is our educational institution, which currently stifles...
View ArticleQuoting the Photographers – Lee Friedlander
Image © Lee Friedlander © Lee Friedlander “It fascinates me that there is a variety of feeling about what I do. I’m not a premeditative photographer. I see a picture and I make it. If I had a chance,...
View ArticleThinking Out Loud – Cliché
A and E – © John Nee Thinking out loud: “If everything is cliché, Art must be cliché with a twist.” “Art is cliché that requires intelligent thought” “Cliché by itself is Artwork that fails…...
View ArticleHere’s Something To Think About: Water
Here’s Something To Think About: Water Water Bottles – © John Neel “Some 1.2 billion people—almost one fifth of the world—live in areas of physical water scarcity, while another 1.6 billion face...
View ArticleSound, Silence and Seeing – A conscientious consideration of photography
Traffic – © John Neel Stop for a second with whatever you are doing. Be as quiet as you can and listen carefully to your surroundings. Really listen. Do you hear that hum? You know it is there. We all...
View ArticleMy Photography Friends – Bill Yates – Down Southern Roads
“My Photography Friends” – is a new series that shows the creative works of friends and acquaintances. My Photography Friends – Bill Yates – Down Southern Roads “”Looking for the significance in the...
View ArticleInspiration – Paul Strand – Under The Dark Cloth
Strand, Under The dark Cloth – Screen shot Paul Strand – Under The Dark Cloth “To be a photographer you must have something to say about the world.” – Paul Strand This is the 1-hr 21-m full...
View ArticleFocusing is an art, especially in photography.
Man Walking – © John Neel Focusing is an art, especially in photography. However, I’m only making a partial reference to its expected photographic meaning. I am more interested in the subject...
View ArticleGetting that Photo Feeling
Homeless – © John Neel Photography isn’t always about what makes you feel good. It can be more about what it makes you feel. While good can be one of the effects, there are many other sentiments...
View ArticlePhotography – A Spiritual Experience
Another Quote From – Zen in the Art of Photography “What is a camera? A camera is an extension of ourselves. An appendage to bring us closer to the universe.” Robert Leverent Zen in the Art of...
View Article“The Decisive Moment”… Is About Synchrony
Zodiac – © John Neel ”To me, photography is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event as well as of a precise organization of forms which give that...
View ArticleTeaching Photography – Process V Seeing
Modern Living – © John Neel “The act of teaching photography is not about teaching process. It is about teaching people how and why to see the world. The idea of making images without a camera is...
View ArticleBreaking the Rules = Discovery
Self – © John Neel Breaking the rules allows us to develop ourselves more creatively. To become creative, one of the best things an artist can do is break the rules. Rules in the arts are really...
View ArticleThis is what you shall do…
Cloud – © John Neel “This is what you shall do; Love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to every one that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote your income and...
View ArticleHappy New Year! 2014
Zodiac – © John Neel Happy New Year! Let’s hope 2014 will be more intelligent, rational, less materialistic, more people friendly. Let’s hope for a greener environment, with less oil, more...
View ArticleWhat you see is not what I see
Waiting – © John Neel It is physically impossible for you to see what anyone else sees. We all have a different perspective. We all experience the world from that physical and mental space we happen...
View ArticleSaturday is for making art.
Brushes – © John Neel Saturday is for making art. As are all the days of life. The days we have are numbered. The arts are a good way to spend them. Love art, live art and be the artist.
View ArticleFujiFilm X-A1 w/ an auxiliary viewfinder
FujiFilm X-A1 FujiFilm A-X1 As a photographer, I do what I have to do to get the images I need. That includes the possibility of altering the camera or hacking the lens. In most cases it is a...
View ArticleLight Quotations
© John neel “The eye should learn to listen before it looks.” - Robert Frank “For me, the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson “I HATE...
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