Part of it has to do with the discipline of being actively receptive. At the core of this receptivity is a process that might be called soft eyes. It is a physical sensation. You are not looking for something. You… — Henry Wessel, Jr Copy Share Image
Most musicians I know don't just play music on Saturday night. They play music every day. They are always fiddling around, letting the notes lead them from one place to another. Taking still photographs is like that. It is a… — Henry Wessel, Jr Copy Share Image
Part of it has to do with the discipline of being actively receptive. At the core of this receptivity is a process that might… — Henry Wessel, Jr Copy Share Image
I don't go out looking for pictures. I go out, and if something catches my eye, that's reason enough to photograph it. — Henry Wessel, Jr Copy Share Image
If you let some time go by before considering work that you have done, you move toward a more objective position in judging it.… — Henry Wessel, Jr Copy Share Image
You're suddenly seeing the coherence and the interconnectedness of everything, left to right, top to bottom, front to back. It's all connected, and, somehow,… — Henry Wessel, Jr Copy Share Image
[The photographer's task] is to describe the existing light... Chances are, if you believe the light, you're going to believe that the things photographed… — Henry Wessel, Jr Copy Share Image
In a still photograph you basically have two variables, where you stand and when you press the shutter. That's all you have. — Henry Wessel, Jr Copy Share Image
It can happen anytime, anywhere. I mean, you don't have to be in front of stuff that's going to make a good photograph. It's… — Henry Wessel, Jr Copy Share Image
Most musicians I know don't just play music on Saturday night. They play music every day. They are always fiddling around, letting the notes… — Henry Wessel, Jr Copy Share Image
I could feel myself changing physically. It was like something dropped out of the sky. Seeing her on the fire escape had given me… — Henry Wessel, Jr Copy Share Image
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