Wednesday, January 2, 2019

The Not Motel

iPhone 7+, f/1.8, ISO 80, 1/5s 
For me the most important element of Photography is its emotional impact, its ability to bring out emotions from subconscious realm.

This is part of a modern house. But in my mind it emerged as a Motel in a horror movie. Once emotions surface, I can then, as a viewer, fill in the blanks and relate them with other emotions.

It doesn't matter if you don't understand a photograph. What matters is how you feel about it. Does it keep your gaze, does it bring back memories or emotions you can't even describe?

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