NEVADA
It’s always encouraging to make breakthroughs as a photographer, no matter what form it comes in. This image is a great example of that. For multiple reasons it makes me really happy to know that I couldn’t (and wouldn’t) have made this image 6 months ago. Which is a sign that my eye is improving and that my style is changing. If you take a look at the work on my website, it’s varied. I’m proud of that. A lot of photographers fall victim to getting pigeon holed into one or maybe two subjects that they photograph because it’s what clients want to see. I don’t give a shit. That’s not to say I don’t give a shit about my clients, because I do very much. But why should someone else dictate what I (or any other photographer) shoot? They shouldn’t. If something turns me on, I’m going to shoot it. This image below falls into a category. Which one, I don’t know? As far as I’m concerned it’s going to be part of my America series though. Either way, the point is to always be moving forward and this image is a symbol of forward progress. I never want to look at the images I’m making only to be left with a stagnant feeling like they are the same or worse than what I made in the previous week, month or year. Failing is fine. I make copious amounts of shitty photographs, but that doesn’t matter because they are all learning tools. And as long as something good comes out of those failures then that’s what counts. Love this image.
Wendover, Nevada