Author name: Dante Sisofo

Anti-anonymity

Practice is important. Whether it’s photography, video or talking about similar topics, repetition allows you to dive deeper into the thing that you are passionate about.

The connection between your body and mind is critical. The more I focus on my health and fitness, the sharper my mind works and the clearer my thoughts and mind is.

I find that recording my thoughts with a GoPro helps me learn more about my stream of consciousness and how my mind works. It mostly benefits myself because I can kill two birds with one stone and become more through the process. I’m happy to share the inner workings of my soul as I grow and learn more. It’s an interesting concept to share and record thoughts this way because it’s almost like you become the art project.

Insane potential

I think it’s probably best to stay on top of the photos you make every day. Make quick selections and publish them immediately.

Perhaps once per year I will cull my final selects.

I still believe in the idea of letting work marinate. You must separate yourself from the work to determine what really works or not. There’s something to be said about the time spent away from the photos you make.

For now, I say just publish them and move on. Treat each photo like a stream of becoming.

Only greatness

With street photography, it seems that the perfect solution is the simplest one.

Smaller cameras and smaller file sizes simplifies the process so much that I can now completely stay focused on producing more photos. This is a big deal for me because in the past my process was a lot slower and I would often wait months before reviewing photos I make. Speed is now at the forefront and I am able to both produce and publish work in the same day with no hassle or delay.

Now that I’ve found what works best for me, I want to philosophize more about photography and life in general. Perhaps I’m more interested in video and want to start writing from here. I enjoy using video as a way to flesh out thoughts and share my process instead of sitting at a computer and writing passively. It seems to be the optimal solution for me as I learn more every time I hit record and speak to the GoPro.

I’ve spent the past year photographing in a completely new way. I even made time to utilize my new process while living abroad in Rome for two months. Not only was I able to test my newly acquired skills this year, but also come to terms with what I really want from my creative work.

My most audacious goal is to become the greatest photographer of all time. As crazy as it sounds, this has always been something I aspired towards since day one. It is also a goal for me to share my ideas around street photography and help others that are interested.

At this point, I am just getting started. I look at my past ten years of photographing as merely practice. There’s only onwards and upwards from here.

My daily ritual

I think it’s a good thing to have a routine or some sort of ritual that you enjoy doing everyday. For me, I love listening to the world’s largest playing pipe organ! It’s located in the Wanamaker Building and plays everyday except Sunday at noon and 5:30pm.