“I needed to start anew, to strip away what I had been taught…” — Georgia O’Keeffe.

When I decided to get serious about my flower photographs, I found I didn’t see flower photos anywhere that were like the ones I saw in my head. I also decided to ignore everything I had been told about the photographs – the threes, all that bullshit – and follow the shapes and sizes in my head. I’m not there yet, but I’m getting closer.

One of the things I loved about O’Keeffe is that she was not interested in rules or conventional wisdom—neither were we. If I felt it, I took the photo.

I look forward to seeing you in the morning.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My associate, Zip. When it’s cold, he sits next to me on the table when I take pictures; when the sun is strong, he lies at my feet on the ground. He is always close.