1978 | Cabrillo Nat’l Monument, San Diego
At first glance, my photographs seem to show me where I have been. But in the best work that I do, there are substantial clues about where I am going. A camera is facile and intensely intuitive, so my pictures can be far ahead of my mind. A year, or perhaps a generation later, I can make more sense of them, and I can see much more clearly now, what my quick eye reached for then, when I was in the scene.
In this way, my eye and heart can lead me. If my mind catches up later, I am fortunate to feel whole, keeping my path in sight. As I work, I pluck slices of time and space from my world, hoping for good pictures. Later, these treasured bits fit together and help me to see my life and live it.