I watched the documentary WarPhotographer tonight. The movie is about freelance photographer James Nachtwey who is one of the preeminent documentary photographers on the planet. It’s the second time I’ve watched it and it always makes me want to be a better photographer. To take photos that matter. To do something with my life that [...]
You know all those dreams you have of succeeding in life? Well stop. . . Stop dreaming and start failing. . . No, seriously. Stop dreaming about the perfect job, the perfect house, the perfect life and go create a magnificent failure. It just might change your life. . . Before you do though, read [...]
I’ve sometimes wondered if I have a slightly unhealthy preoccupation with time. I know I’m still young, and I know people are living older and older, but I sometimes can’t escape the feeling that I need to make sure my life is moving in the direction of the work I believe God has called me [...]
“Like the biblical prophet, the artist is often an outsider, one who stands apart and delivers a challenge to the community. The prophets of old employed many of the same tricks used by writers and artists: lofty rhetoric, apocalyptic imagery, biting satire, lyrical evocations of better times, and subversive irony. To be sure, the true [...]
This quote is from an essay I read today. It better articulates the importance of the role of art in relation to faith and justice than anything else I’ve read so far. ‘What happens is that we the viewers assume the role of the witnesses. … We are drawn into a confrontation and now have [...]
