Monument Photography Quotes

Sadly, Thomas Croxton did not get the monument he deserved. The following words are what he requested to be inscribed onto his monument; I hope that placing the wording into this page helps preserve his memory: Departed the life, in his happy flight, THOMAS CROXTON Founder of the Town of Croxton, and the Statue of his Majesty George the Third Æ67, A.D. 1815

It is in the doldrums that our talents are most needed. The best training for desperation is to know early the feeling of no guidance. In photography the squeak of intention destroys serendipity. Don’t summon the demon of overdetermination. Stand there, present in the world, and make work.

When I taught photography, briefly, back in the late 90s, the most interesting thing someone said at the bar the night before class would become that day’s assignment. If, say, a painter told me about the saint who made the devil kneel and hold the Bible, then my assignment to the class would be: Make the devil kneel before you, so you can read him the word of God.