Walking into light…
July 22, 2008
I learned to shoot film at about 13. It was my first meditative experience and I’ve come to find that it is still the easiest way for me to focus. I have since moved to the seductive realm of digital photography and have been impressed with the speed and quality of the results. However, I am an analog person at heart. So, about two weeks ago I decided that it was time to take my grandfathers Leica R4s out of the closet and peer though the only lens that wasn’t stolen the year my life went to pot. A normal lens of course. The 50mm f/2.
It’ll serve as the one way I can view the world in my clearest state. I’ll buy other lenses of course, but this one was his. It has history. I won’t lose it sight of it.
As for this blog? Writing has always been something I’ve used to clear my mind but photography has been the thing that has sharpened it. I’m starting this record for me. It seems an odd thing to say about something so public, but for now it makes sense to keep it open.
