Solving visual problems
I like to consider photography as problem-solving. When you observe life, you’re responsible for what you put within the edges of the frame and where you place yourself and the camera.
Go slow and let life flow
I believe to go slow and allow life to flow towards you requires a sort of zen like state and visual acuity to things. In this photograph I made of the Colosseum in Rome, I placed myself in a strategic position during the sunset as I observed many people flowing my way. I was aware of where to position my body and the camera upon recognizing the direction people walked, the way the shadows cast, and how I could fit the Colosseum in the background of the frame.
Let the chips fall as they may
While we are responsible for the way we move our physical body with a camera and how we position it, much of life is out of our control. Through intuition we are in touch with the patterns of both nature and human behavior and feel our gut instinct to press the shutter. Much of the chaos is out of our control, but through practice and repetition we become in tune with the street’s rhythm.
