Micro vs macro

The natural forms and patterns we see in a single flower can be remarkably similar (from the structural point of view) to those we perceive when viewing the universe as a whole. If one views such disparate elements from the standpoint of spacial relationships, geometric forms, and repetitive patterns, the micro becomes the macro and vice versa.

Think of the sequence of editing steps (in Adobe Photoshop) in terms of jazz improvisation. Each step along the way informs the next step.

                                                Huntington Witherill in Why Photographs Work, Rocky Nook , 2011

                                                    

On Water and Photography

Water is an element of transformation, purification, the unconscious, birth and rebirth. To be in water is to be weightless as a spirit. The surface tension of water is an analogue for the interface between the living and the realm of spirits. By photographing in this symbolically charged environment and giving up conscious control, the possibility exists that for a fraction of a second a door might open into other levels of reality that coexists with ours.

Photography is renowned for its ability to record the appearance of the physical world, but its highest potential is to simply and honestly portray that which transcends our senses.

                                   

John Wimberley in Why Photographs Work, Rocky Nook , 2011