A WELL-WORN CAMERA, OLD EYES, AGING MIND AND BODY
FRANKO FA LE FOTO
“This is a quote that is meant to say, in essence, ‘a photographer might also be a philosopher’; but usually only convinces the reader that he is a writer in need of an editor.”
“Now that everyone has a camera in their pocket that can shoot, filter and process a 360º HDR interior of a Byzantine Cathedral at midnight illuminated by the sputtering light of a single candle… if I were to say that pic I posted over breakfast of my eggs benedict on Instagram® was replete with meaning — would you Like and subscribe to me on Facebook®?”
“Black and white are the colors of photography. They symbolize the alternatives of hope and despair to which mankind is subjected. I hope that someone is convinced by this sort of thing to purchase the 251st print from something I shot 30 years ago. I despair otherwise I won’t be able to pay the rent.”