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I had assumed, when I became a professional, that things would be more intense, somehow, more vivid and real. The reality, though, was that my life had become smaller. I prohibited myself from many things, set myself in a limited pattern of thinking. It is perhaps obvious in hindsight, but obsession does not give you more, but less.
We Begin Our Ascent
Joe Mungo Reed
But I also know people who come from the absolute opposite direction: with a clear vision of what they want to create and a seemingly innate sense for composition and balance, and yet barely know what an aperture is. We come from completely different starting points, we often get something very different out of the experience and frequently something very different out of our cameras. We both find something to enjoy about the process, but it's not necessarily the same thing at all.
Whatever Its Faults, the Fujifilm X Half Gets One Thing Absolutely Right
Richard Butler
They went out and I closed the door. I sat at the dining table and watched them. I couldn’t hear them, but I wondered what they were saying. They knew things nobody knew. They’d felt things nobody else had felt or would want to feel. When they looked at each other, they saw someone only they could see. They shared something no other people shared. They had so much to say. I watched them speaking and wondered what they said. I still wonder.
The Big Empty
Robert Crais
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