Quotations

Quotations

Words to Remember Quotations about Photography worth Thinking About Flynn Marr | 23 January 2024 “Migrant Mother” by Dorothea Lange taken in 1936 as the depression raged across America I originally wrote this Post in August of 2014 and looking at it now I realize that...
Pictorialism

Pictorialism

Pictorialism by Flynn | Dec 26, 2023 In our post “But is it Art (Part II)” we were discussing two early schools of thought about photography: Pictorialism and Naturalism. Both terms are actually difficult to define closely and looking at pictures it can be...
A Walk in the Park

A Walk in the Park

A Walk in the Park Seeing the Photograph before you Click the Shutter Fall in Confederation Park. This lovely spot is only a five minute walk from our house. “The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera”. This was said by Dorothea...
The Same is Always Different

The Same is Always Different

On the side of the house we have a Lady who stands in the garden looking after the flowers. She is one of my favorite subjects. Have you ever heard someone pondering what to photograph? I have and I have had the experience of making a suggestion only to be told that...
The Process is Irrelevant

The Process is Irrelevant

There are some days when I come out on the front porch of our home and the picture before me is breathtaking. The light is just right, the air is clear, and the clouds in the sky are perfect. I had such a day this past winter and, of course, I got my camera and took a...
Art Vancouver 2022

Art Vancouver 2022

This past Saturday I took off by myself and went downtown to the Art Vancouver show at the Vancouver Convention Center. According to the show catalogue this is the sixth such event intended to raise awareness of Western Canada’s art scene. I had a wonderful afternoon...