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Steve Kean's avatar

Wow! I. Feel. Seen. Thank you so much for sharing this post and that quote. It helped me clarify some thoughts on my own work. Thank you!

So much of the work I have been doing over the last decade is abstract landscapes. Sometimes I feel like it’s hard to put into words why I do what I do and why I see how I see. I strive to make photographs with intention although my process can sometimes feel pretty random. Thanks again for writing here and being a constant source of inspiration and encouragement.

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Richard Hudson's avatar

Tim Carpenter deeply explores these ideas in his book, To Photograph is to Learn How to Die. A very provocative short (and deep) meditation on photography, poetry and art. One wonders what CJL thought of the dramatic advances in the scientific understanding of light in his lifetime - of all those photons crashing into film grains or pixels to preserve the moment.

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Steve Smart's avatar

Excellent post, and what a beautiful quote!

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Jody Frost's avatar

Beautiful post! Reshared with my photo buddy that I often bounce ideas around with and share others' works. A powerful line from this Laughlin photographer, whom I was unaware of, that what he wrote on his deathbed. THnx so much for this post Andy! 😎🙏🏻

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Tyler Hewitt's avatar

I was in Paris last summer, wandering around Père-Lachaise cemetery, and found Clarence John Laughlin's ashes interred in the columbarium. I had no idea he was interred there, he doesn't appear on any of the lists I looked at of notable people interred in that cemetery.

He's interred pretty close to where Max Ernst is, which seems fitting. I'd attach a photo, but apparently I cant when making a comment.

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Andy Adams's avatar

Hey Tyler, I would love to see that picture. Would you email it to me?

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Arturo de las Fuentes Eslava's avatar

🔥✨✨

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George Slade's avatar

Thanks for sharing this, Andy. I take it as a mission to bring some ancients to your attention.

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Andy Adams's avatar

Please do! Let's catch up soon, George. We're overdue!

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