The thing that I get from photography is the realization that
I love the process and I need the catalyst that photos
present. I am basically a streetshooter. I used to do other
things but for the last 30+ years, mostly street. For me,
street = life. So as a life shooter, what is it I am after? I
kinda think that it filters down to a residue of intent.
When I'm out shooting, I am not thinking about memories.
Sometimes but it's not a priority. So, I make photos with the
purpose of getting them into LightRoom and then making the
photo represent my vision. Of course I rely on memory but
truthfully, I am totally aware that there is a new reality
being born. This is my intent, well part of it. So I make
photos to serve something different than memories. Any memory
cast forward from the photo is really from the photo and
not so much the scene or subject.
The memory of the photo or making the photo is secondary to
the actual photo. The experience is not as impo