Seeing, in the finest and broadest sense, means using your senses, your intellect, and your emotions. It means encountering your subject matter with your whole being. It means looking beyond the labels of things and discovering the remarkable world around you.
Freeman Patterson
6 Comments
Tom Dills
Love Freeman Patterson! Also love the curve of those tracks on the snow. Hope you are staying warm.
Monte Stevens
I bought a couple of his books this past summer at a used book store and enjoyed his simple writing. I now have a third one from the library. I enjoy his philosophy on photography and nature. Yes, staying warm but watching the weather as more snow is predicted for today.
E.Brooks
I love making the first tracks in fresh snow. I guess I’ve always had an exploring gene. 🙂
A nicely composed example of where simple is more.
Monte Stevens
Making the tracks in snow is the kid inside of us that still wants to play. And, you two are making some tracks!
Cedric Canard
I credit Freeman Patterson with how I see the world around me, at least photographically. I first read his book “Photography and the Art of Seeing” in the 80’s. It had a big impact on me. One of my early posts on Plop was about him and his influence on me. In any case, let me say that your photo is in perfect company with that quote.
Monte Stevens
Thank you, Cedric. I’ve heard of Freeman Patterson in the past but never read any of his books until this summer. I like how he is in touch with nature and without that touch his writing and photography would not be the same. Oh, and these are books I will need to refer to once in awhile.