just finished watching the first of the two part series of Bill Moyer’s conversation with Joesph Campbell in regards to the power of myth. in a nutshell, a much more accessible ken wilbur without the scholarly jargon and rigour that is indicative of mr wilbur. both brilliant in their own right but obviously, mr campbell’s style of narrative is simply delightful. i am actually surprised that i wasn’t aware of mr campbell earlier but apparently the blur has been a big fan of him for years. after watching it, there’s a mix feeling of inspiration and frustration. […]

i forget what exact source was, most likely a website called lensculture, there was interview with sebastiao salgado and one of the call out quotes was, ‘you can’t be detached in this line of work’. i didn’t read the entire article but the general gist was about how documentary photographers need to put themselves in their subject’s shoe in order to capture the story. it makes obvious sense on many levels due to the sensitivity of most subjects in that line of photography. and tonight, i was reading about minor white in tricycle and the role in […]