Sometimes I Love Photos I Shouldn’t
And that is a GOOD thing.
One of the best pieces of advice I’ve ever been given was by ‘Cuse prof Dr. Lawrence Mason (Doc Mason to us), who stressed to me that I need to have my own collection of photos which I love for myself. They shouldn’t always be in your portfolio, they shouldn’t always be shown, but you should love them and not let anyone else tell you differently (excellent advice we should all take).
So, on this cold, rainy Syracuse night, I present a terrible 1/2 frame, shot on the train to London Heathrow on expired, x-ray- riddled, Moroccan-back-street-bought Kodak film. It holds significance: It is the final photo I took in London, after a world wind tour of photographing the Beijing Olympics, living in London, hiking in Switzerland, camping in Morocco, hitchhiking in Ireland, boat-riding in Turkey, swimming in France, drinking Scotch in Scotland, bike riding in Germany and eating in Italy…
These lives we live. They’re funny things. I feel very blessed for everything I’ve been able to do. And I’ve gotten to make some really shitty photos along the way….