by Otto | May 17, 2026 | Quote of the Day
“You have to sell yourself before you can sell your photography.” — Sue Bryce This quote makes some photographers deeply uncomfortable, which is almost always a sign that it’s true. “Selling” is a word that sits badly with a lot of...
by Otto | May 16, 2026 | Quote of the Day
“Photography is not objective. It is deeply subjective — even if it is never invented.” — Sebastião Salgado The client who emails you asking for your “going rate” and comparing you to three other photographers they found on Google is not being...
by Otto | May 15, 2026 | Quote of the Day
“A portrait isn’t made in the camera but on either side of it.” — Gregory Heisler On either side of it. Before the shutter fires and after. The moment between — the actual technical act of photography — is almost the smallest part of a great portrait...
by Otto | May 14, 2026 | History on Film
In Lewiston, Maine, on May 25, 1965, the fight ended almost before it began. Muhammad Ali stood over his fallen opponent, shouting, arms tense, eyes locked downward. Beneath him, Sonny Liston lay on the canvas. A photographer captured the moment at its exact peak. The...
by Otto | May 13, 2026 | Quote of the Day
“I want to take pictures that people feel something from — that’s the whole point.” — David LaChapelle Not images that people admire. Not images that people recognize as technically strong. Images that people feel something from. There’s a...
