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David Armentor's avatar

Haha, love it Andy! But what are we doing if not photographing dust in grandmother’s houses ;)

“I kick up the dust so I can see the light” — W Eugene Smith maybe??

Dane Benko's avatar

Alright so the "further not-to-do's" write me off as an experimental filmmaker and glitch artist :)

Comment meant as tongue-in-cheek as the rules are.

Diana Pink's avatar

Whew! Dog photos are okay! 🤣

Thanks for sharing.

Chris Brooks's avatar

Lovely piece, I very much enjoyed this, thank you.

Paul Caloca's avatar

Hogwash 🐷

Edward's avatar

A lot is simply funny, cleaver. Most of the list is true, but most of it really isn't always true It's a cleaver list, especially the last DO NOT DO THIS list, which is the most pertinent. He must be a wonderful guy to spend time with. His photos are exciting as well as meaningful. Glad to know he's still working. He's certainly always thinking and his comments on the art world are quite exact. His contradictions are rather delightful as he well know while saying them. Thanks, a delightful read.

steph tarrant's avatar

love this list, very affirming <3

s.sheehan's avatar

I loved getting to learn about Charles Traub. I appreciate this post. Thank you.

s.sheehan's avatar

L o v e

naked eye's avatar

Thank goodness rules are made to be broken. :-)

Roger Bartlett's avatar

Really enjoyed this.

Andy Adams's avatar

Cheers, Roger!

Nathan Gilmour's avatar

Haha oh boy. I'm super guilty of too many of these.

Juliette Mansour's avatar

These are outstanding photographs and rules!! I will print them! Thank you for introducing me to Charles Traub. Going down the rabbit hole about his work now :).

Andy Adams's avatar

Wonderful! Please share this link with photography friends. https://www.flakphoto.news/p/charles-h-traubs-dos-and-donts

Mike Cullen's avatar

These rules made me think of this song full of rules: https://youtu.be/CWrMGXwhFLk

Susan Ressler's avatar

So refreshing - made me laugh, and think, and a great post. Thank you!!

N Leana's avatar

Thanks, Andy, what an absolutely delightful post!

Andy Adams's avatar

Thank you for reading, N. Please share!