Thoughts on Photography for a Friday:
In a letter to Ansel Adams on May 3, 1955 Beaumont Newhall wrote the following:
"There cannot be a man of any sensitivity today who is not shocked, bothered and distressed by every issue of the newspaper...In the face of all the present turmoil and unrest and unhappiness...what can a photographer, a writer, a curator do?...To make people aware of the external things, to show the relationship of man to nature, to make clear the importance of our heritage, is a task that no one should consider insignificant...These are days when eloquent statements are needed."
The date May 3 is a few weeks in the future. The year 1955...56 years in the past. The thought is for today. "To make people aware of the external things, to show the relationship of man to nature, to make clear the importance of our heritage." This is the responsibility we carry as photographers.
be strong, be safe, Carlan
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