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By far, the most powerful characteristic of photography for me is its unbreakable bond with reality. |
By far, the most powerful
characteristic of photography for me is its unbreakable bond with
reality. "Painting can feign reality without seeing it," explains
Roland Barthes, but "in Photography I can never deny that the thing has
been there." I take photographs to make my fantasies come true. A
painter can conjure images from his imagination and place them straight
upon his canvas, but in order for a photographer to depict his
fantasies, as Barthes points out, he must have them in front of his
lens. I used to draw and paint my imaginings, and found no satisfaction in a process that only seemed to confirm the impossibility of their actual realization. It is my firm belief that true happiness lies in the realization that reality and the imagination can coexist, and in the pursuit of a seamless blend of the two.
