Luiza Zan, jazz vocalist (II)
“When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silent.” – Ansel Adams
Ziua Bărbatului | Man’s Day
The heart of man is not compound of lies, but draws some wisdom from the only Wise, and still recalls him. Though now long estranged, man is not wholly lost nor wholly changed. Dis-graced he may be, yet is not dethroned, and keeps the rags of lordship one he owned, his world-dominion by creative act:…
High hopes | Marile speranțe
A portrait photographer depends upon another person to complete his picture. The subject imagined, which in a sense is me, must be discovered in someone else willing to take part in a fiction he cannot possibly know about. – Richard Avedon
Adevăratul pescăruș Jonathan, cel dinlăuntrul nostru
“I learned… that inspiration does not come like a bolt, nor is it kinetic, energetic striving, but it comes into us slowly and quietly and all the time, though we must regularly and every day give it a little chance to start flowing, prime it with a little solitude and idleness.” – Brenda Ueland (October…
…and lead us not into temptation
“Reality offers us such wealth that we must cut some of it out on the spot, simplify. The question is, do we always cut out what we should? While we’re working, we must be conscious of what we’re doing. Sometimes we have the feeling that we’ve taken a great photo, and yet we continue to…
Fata cu uscător de păr | Girl with a hair dryer
„Memory is very important, the memory of each photo taken, flowing at the same speed as the event. During the work, you have to be sure that you haven’t left any holes, that you’ve captured everything, because afterwards it will be too late.” – Henri Cartier-Bresson – American Photo, September/October 1997, Page: 76
Dragoste în vremea ciumei
“Let us first say what photography is not. A photograph is not a painting, a poem, a symphony, a dance. It is not just a pretty picture, not an exercise in contortionist techniques and sheer print quality. It is or should be a significant document, a penetrating statement, which can be described in a very…
Music of the Night
Valletta, Malta, november 2011 Music of the Night (Andrew Lloyd Webber / Charles Hart / Sarah Brightman) Night time sharpens, heightens each sensation Darkness stirs and wakes imagination Silently the senses abandon their defenses Slowly, gently night unfurls its splendor Grasp it, sense it, tremulous and tender Turn your face away from the garish…