Photography is much more about elimination than inclusion. The images we make with a lens typically eliminate ninety percent of our field of view and everything that is out of our field of view. The shutter slices time, eliminating all… — John Paul Caponigro Copy Share Image
What we see changes what we know. What we know changes what we see. Perception, belief, action, and change are codependent. — John Paul Caponigro Copy Share Image
Many oriental cultures make a distinction between two ways of looking - 'hard eyes' and 'soft eyes'. When we look with hard eyes, we… — John Paul Caponigro Copy Share Image
We are the strongest filter we can place before the lens. We point the lens both outward and inward. — John Paul Caponigro Copy Share Image
Don't ask 'Should I ...?'. Instead, 'Ask what happens if I ...?' — John Paul Caponigro Copy Share Image
Visual artists choreograph dances for the eyes, guiding visual journeys in specific ways. But when presented with little or nothing, the journeys of the… — John Paul Caponigro Copy Share Image
The primary mode of experiencing images is non-verbal... but once it's brought out into the light of the day, what's understood by the subconscious… — John Paul Caponigro Copy Share Image
We're responsible for everything that's included in the frame. We're also responsible for what's not included in the frame. We're responsible for the way… — John Paul Caponigro Copy Share Image
Amid countless everyday miracles, I come in contact with something greater than myself and realize I am a part of it... I move in… — John Paul Caponigro Copy Share Image
To be sure, not all moments are equally fleeting. Some moments last longer than others. And certain events do reoccur more than once and… — John Paul Caponigro Copy Share Image
It's one thing to make a beautiful thing; it's another thing to make a living thing. — John Paul Caponigro Copy Share Image
Mysterious spaces cause us to turn inward. Amid a rich upwelling of association, we encounter many aspects of ourselves. As we grow still, we… — John Paul Caponigro Copy Share Image
Color is a powerful physical, biological, and psychological force. When less color and less intense color is present, trace amounts and subtle differences become… — John Paul Caponigro Copy Share Image
Listen carefully. The way(s) we speak about things is revealing. — John Paul Caponigro Copy Share Image
All photographs are about light. The great majority of photographs record light as a way of describing objects in space. A few photographs are… — John Paul Caponigro Copy Share Image
