Friday, 25 March 2011

worth a thousand words

A photo taken in 1981 of the beautiful island I was lucky enough to grow up on



Photography, for me, is the most beautiful art of them all. It surpasses film, fashion, fine arts and all other visual treats that human talent has to offer. Of course, many will fiercely disagree with me, but if I could add one thing to Stuart Mill's list of 'higher pleasures', photography would be it. Just one still image can tell a marvelous story, can stir up such nostalgia, can carry so many sentiments, and can contain such complexity - all of which were captured in matters of a second. The perfect snapshot. Something which took no time to create, has the ability to retell memories for centuries.