I was in the library tonight perusing recent acquisitions and came across
The Zen of Creativity : Cultivating Your Artistic Life by John Daido Loori. I read a passage where the author describes a photography course he took taught by
Minor White. The course had many 'non-photography' aspects to it such as early morning dancing and meditation. I was intrigued so I looked for a book of White's work. His black and white images are beautiful and moving. He has a very zen approach to photography.
No matter how slow the film, Spirit always stands still long enough for the photographer It has chosen. -Minor White
Let the subject generate its own photographs. Become a camera. -Minor White
Barn and Clouds, 1955
The
Masters of Photography website has
more photographs.
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Wow, what a photgraph. Beautiful. How's the book so far?
the girl
I only read part of the beginning. I think it is a good book. I want to see if I can pick it up in my library. Unfortunately, I live in a less wealthy district and my library doesn't get the variety of books that the one I was visiting does.
Does the library do inter-library loans? That might be a way to access it, if so.
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