Personal Projects

 Saturday I received my favourite B&W mag and an article by Dean Brierly, I thought i would share it with everyone.
 "The history of photography with famous examples of the extended photo essay, the time-honored practice wherein photographers explore a particular theme or subject for weeks or months or years at a time, culminating in a visual narrative of novelistic breath and depth. The requisite characteristics are fairly basic, if not easily attainable as a collective skill set; a clearly defined goal, exceptional powers of observation, equal amounts of insight and empathy,  and perseverance bordering on- an d frequently exceeding- obsession."- Dean Brierly ,Black & White Magazine.

Have you a project to play with, perhaps documenting something that is going to end up as a body of work, these are a great to keep your inspiration and creativity expanding. If you want inspiration to see how others have documented or produced photo essays look at the work of Dorothea Lange, Sebastiao Salgado, Walker Evans, Edward  Weston, W Eugene Smith plus many more.