Photography and Prose – Objects in a Bag

H. L. Mencken

Bluefish Cove, Point Lobos I believe that an artist, fashioning his imaginary worlds Out of his own agony and ecstasy, Is a benefactor to us all. But the worst error we can commit Is to mistake his imaginary worlds for the real one. What I Believe

Ray Bradbury

Merced River, Yosemite All you umpires, back to the bleachers. Referees, hit the showers. It’s my game. I pitch, I hit, I catch. I run the bases. At sunset, I’ve won or lost. At sunrise, I’m out again, giving it the old try. And no one can help me. Not even you. Fahrenheit 451: Coda

Aldo Leopold

Elephant at Gold Beach A hobby is a defiance of the contemporary. It is an assertion of those permanent values which the Momentary eddies of social evolution have contravened or overlooked. If this is true, then we may also say that every hobbyist is inherently a radical, And that his tribe is inherently a minority.Continue reading “Aldo Leopold”