“if you don’t carry a camera you are not a photographer” - Don
McCullin Documenting photography culture at Central Saint Martins
College of Art & Design, The University of the Arts, London. Inspired
by, and honouring John Sypal’s original concept - Tokyo Camera Style
CONTACT Dave Hendley ‘Stare. It is the way to educate your eye, and
more. Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are
not here long.’ - Walker Evans “Nothing is original. Steal from
anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination.
Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs,
poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street
signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadows. Select only
things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this,
your work (and theft) will be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable;
originality is non-existent. And don’t bother concealing your
thievery - celebrate it if you feel like it. In any case, always
remember what Jean-Luc Godard said: “It’s not where you take
things from - it’s where you take them to.” — Jim Jarmusch This
is the same problem I have with digital photography. The potential is
always remarkable. But the medium never settles. Each year there is a
better camera to buy and new software to download. The user never has
time to become comfortable with the tool. Consequently too much of the
work is merely about the technology. The HDR and QTVR fads are good
examples. Instead of focusing on the subject, users obsess over RAW
conversion, Photoshop plug-ins, and on and on. For good work to
develop the technology needs to become as stable and functional as a
typewriter. - “Toy Fatigue”, Alec Soth
