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an elderly woman staying at the temporary shelters at minami-soma.

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your dreams and your self-belief are more real than reality itself

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"L" for lightroom.

"The real trick to life is not to be in the know, but to be in the mystery." - Dr. Fred Alan Wolf

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"Photography my passion, the search for truth, my obsession."

"Let me here call attention to one of the most universally popular mistakes that have to do with photography - that of classing supposedly excellent work as professional, and using the term amateur to convey the idea of immature productions and to excuse atrociously poor photographs. As a matter of fact nearly all the greatest work is being, and has always been done, by those who are following photography for the love of it, and not merely for financial reasons. As the name implies, an amateur is one who works for love; and viewed in this light the incorrectness of the popular classification is readily apparent. " (1899)

I echo the two quotes above , both by Alfred Stieglitz.

The photograph above was taken in one of the tsunami-ravaged towns of Tohoku, a few months after the tsunamis.

Hello everyone. This is an interview I did with one of my early photography inspirations, Billy Gomez . He is an exceptional talent. Please share the interview below! COMMENTS DISABLED.

www.ontoshikivun.com/blog/2012/02/23/interview-with-billy...