I want this image to be prettier, more meaningful, more important than it feels, in this moment, than it is. I want it to say something about chance encounters and the importance of places that don't even register in our awareness. I want it to sing to you, to evoke a deep recognition of your - our - connection to everything, no matter our judgment about its value, beauty, importance.
What a heavy burden to put on an image, any image. A still life of a forgotten, ignored place already starts with a handicap. It is hard to see any intrinsic importance in this, anything worthy of your attention. So why bother with this shot?
I've been asking myself this question a lot lately, especially as I notice the burden I put on my images. Indeed, why shoot anything? What is the frame of mind that can pick out something that resonates so strongly that it requires this sort of immortality? As I've been thinking about this more, I've found myself shooting less. And sometimes that less really is more.
Blessings,
Marco
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