Josef Sudek was not only a photographer, but a poet as well. Now here's a man who spent his whole life in one city - Prague. He took alot of his photos within his own studio and documented simple subjects with light. So one doesn't have to travel the world extensively if you don't want to. What's even more mind boggling is the fact that he lost his right arm in World War I. He doesn't give up his passion for art; he perseveres and continues with his work his whole life. He was considered a "light painter": he documented changing light. One example was right in his own studio window, which goes to show you that there's art every where and in any 'thing'. You just make it happen.
Now here's a photographer who really caught my attention: Robert Hausser. I had never heard of him. He was born in Germany in 1924 and took his first photo at the age of 16. He used abstract titles for his photography, went thru an architectural period, as well as a realism period that sounded more macabre to me. However, what stood out the most to me was that he referred to his works as "photograhic images" so as not to be confused with just random snapshots!!! I like it! I'm going to start referring to my works of art as "photographic images". It actually encompasses the whole frame of what you have captured in just two words.
Now I am heading into the darkroom to start work on developing that iris I previously mentioned, as well as some other oaks from this area. I have several B&W floral photos. This is one of my first 'hits' with photography.
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