Author name: Dante Sisofo

The term “autophagy” comes from the Greek words “auto-” meaning “self” and “phagein” meaning “to eat.” So, autophagy literally translates to “self-eating.” It refers to a cellular process where cells break down and recycle their own components to maintain homeostasis and respond to stress.

The word “contemplation” originates from the Latin “contemplatio,” which is derived from the Latin verb “contemplari.” The prefix “con-” means “together,” and “templari” comes from “templum,” meaning “a place for observation.” “Templum” referred to a marked space for observing auguries or a sacred space, so “contemplari” essentially meant to observe or to gaze attentively within a designated sacred space or in a focused, reflective manner. Over time, “contemplation” came to be associated with deep, reflective thought or focused meditation, often with a spiritual or introspective dimension.

Just leave others alone?

To have an opinion is to think-

The word “opinion” comes from the Latin “opinio,” which means “conjecture, belief, what one thinks.” The root of “opinio” is “opinari,” which means “to suppose, to imagine, to think, to judge.” This Latin root is also the source of the English word “opine,” which means to express an opinion. The evolution of the term reflects the process of forming and expressing personal beliefs or judgments that are not necessarily based on fact or knowledge. Over time, “opinion” has come to signify a more general concept of beliefs or judgments that individuals hold, regardless of their factual accuracy or the strength of their underpinning evidence.

The path to mediocrity and boring work

1. Eugene Atget – The World of Atget
2. Walker Evans – American Photographs
3. Walker Evans – Subways and Streets
4. Robert Frank – The Americans
5. Henri Cartier-Bresson – Photographer
6. Tod Papageorge – Passing Through Eden
7. Helen Levitt – One, Two, Three, More
8. Larry Towell – The Mennonites
9. Sue Kwon – Street Level
10. Bruce Gilden – Haiti
11. Bruce Davidson – Subway
12. Daido Moriyama – Dear Mr. Niépce
13. Daido Moriyama – Phaidon
14. William Eggleston – Portraits
15. Mark Cohen – Frame
16. Mark Cohen – Grim Street
17. Josef Koudelka – Exiles
18. Josef Koudelka – Gypsies
19. Susan Meiselas – Nicaragua
20. William Klein – Celebration
21. William Klein – Brooklyn
22. Vivian Maeir – Retrospective
23. Alex Webb – The Suffering of Light
24. Alex Webb – La Calle
25. Alex Webb – Istanbul, City of a Hundred Names
26. Alex Webb – Brooklyn, The City Within
27. Harry Gruyaert – Between Worlds
28. Raúl Cañibano – Absolut Cuba
29. Sam Ferris – In Visible Light
30. Jason Eskenazi – Wonderland
31. Daniel Arnold – Pickpocket
32. Daniel Arnold – New York Life
33. Brian Karlsson – Book
34. Women Street Photographers
35. Magnum Streetwise
36. Reclaim the Street