"The best part of us is not what we see, it's what we feel. We are what we feel. We are not what we look at . . .. We're not our eyeballs, we're our mind. People believe their eyeballs and they're totally wrong . . .. That's why I consider most photographs extremely boring - just like Muzak, inoffensive, charming, another waterfall, another sunset. This time, colors have been added to protect the innocent. It's just boring. But that whole arena of one's experience - grief, loneliness - how do you photograph lust? I mean, how do you deal with these things? This is what you are, not what you see. It's all sitting up here. I could do all my work sitting in my room. I don't have to go anywhere."
-Duane Michals
I shoot mainly with an unmodified Holga and increasingly with my iphone, but sometimes with a Zero Image 69 pinhole or a Ricoh Caplio GX100 digital.
- JoinedNovember 2004
- Current cityEugene, OR
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That's official, now : *I love her* She makes me dream... & nothing is more precious
This is one of the few streams in which I feel "at home". I'm glad she's around so that I don't feel alone.
plus de lumière!!!! if only kalloosh were around to listen to goethe's very last desire...
""you are an inspiration""
Kelly's images seem to be about memory and longing, but mostly, she just has a damn good eye.
It has often been said that the person behind the camera is more important then the camera itself. Owing expensive gear won't make anyone a good photographer. Being able to capture the ordinary in an interesting way; to draw the viewer in by looking at the world differently is some of what makes for good photographs. K… Read more
It has often been said that the person behind the camera is more important then the camera itself. Owing expensive gear won't make anyone a good photographer. Being able to capture the ordinary in an interesting way; to draw the viewer in by looking at the world differently is some of what makes for good photographs. Kelly's work is an outstanding example of someone with a gift for photography. Shooting most often with one of the cheapest cameras available, the classic Holga, she is able to produce remarkable images. There is a lot to be said for someone who can do this and I feel fortunate to have been exposed to her work.
Read lessI am a big fan of Kelly's work. It does seem to transcend the real into that ethereal world of dreams and enlightenment. Yes, it's a religious experience for your eyes. Come and worship, won't you?
making the real vanish into memories and dreams, she is the most generous of inspirations.