I often say that I love photography, or that photography is the most important “thing” in my life. (Implying of course that God, and people, don’t fall into the category of “things”…)
Really though, when I think deeply, it’s the subject matter I love. Meaning- if you told me right now that for some strange reason cameras and mother nature were no longer compatible, I would put away my camera without hesitation. I would thoroughly enjoy the beautiful great outdoors, even if I was only allowed to make memories…
Fortunately, it doesn’t work that way! In fact I believe that without photography over the past few decades, many aspects of the natural world would already be erased by the machines of human industry.
So, the thing that drives me has little to do with how fun it is to operate a camera, and even less to do with using a camera to put bread on the table. It has everything to do with the locations, the subjects, and the light, that cause me to get out my camera.
The following is simply a random collection of my current inspiration and enjoyment. Just a little “light browsing” for your holiday weekend!
The “classically trained”, large-format film photographers:
Rodney Lough Jr – http://www.rodneyloughjr.com
Peter Lik – http://www.peterlik.com
The go-light, high-adventure photographers:
Stephen Alvarez – http://alvarezphotography.com/
Jimmy Chin – http://www.jimmychin.com
Matt & Agnes Hage – http://www.hagephoto.com
…And of course, the late Galen Rowell. – http://mountainlight.com
Next weekend I will be in Lake Tahoe to photograph a wedding; and the following weekend I will lead a Natural Light Portraiture workshop in Thousand Oaks, CA. (A few seats left for new attendees, one or two seats left for re-attendees!) …I know I promised a “best of 2010 weddings” blog post, but that will come NEXT, honest!
Take care,
=Matt=
(Joshua Tree, 2011)
(Seville, Spain, 2008)
(Yosemite, 2007)
(British Columbia, 2005)
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by Matthew Saville
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