Ideas
“No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.”
Robin Williams [1951-201]
Picture
“The best thing about a picture is that it never changes, even when the people in it do.”
Andy Warhol [1928-1987]
Viewer
“There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.”
Ansel Adams [1902 – 1984]
Imagination
“The picture that you took with your camera is the imagination you want to create with reality.”
Scott Lorenzo
Light
“In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.”
Sir Francis Bacon [1909-1992]
Color
“Color is very much about atmosphere and emotion and the feel of a place.”
Alex Webb
Details
“It’s the tiny details that are vital for a photograph.”
Jerril Thomas Abraham
Art
“I don’t know anybody who needs a critic to find out what art is.”
Ansel Adams [1902 – 1984]
Portrait
“A photographic portrait is a picture of someone who knows he is being photographed.”
Richard Avedon [1923 – 2004]
Postcards
“I get out of the taxi and it’s probably the only city which in reality looks better than on the postcards, New York.”
Milos Forman
Bliss
“On the beach, you can live in bliss.”
Dennis Wilson – Beach Boys [1944 – 1983]
Chefchaouen
“Until the arrival of Spanish troops in 1920, Chefchaouen had been visited by just three Westerners.”
Daniel Jacobs – The Rough Guide to Morocco
Eyes
“I like you your eyes are full of language.”
Anne Sexton [1928-1974]
Photography
Photography is a way of seeing — and feeling. Long before a shutter clicks, it begins with attention: to light, to silence, to something fleeting and invisible, waiting to be made visible. In a moment, emotion is translated into image.
What we call a photograph is, at its core, light captured in time. A gesture. A trace of presence.
The Origin of the Gaze
In the early 1800s, Thomas Wedgwood experimented with silver nitrate on paper and white leather, attempting to fix shadows and reflections cast through a camera obscura. These were among the first efforts to trap light — but the images faded quickly.
It wasn’t until 1826 or 1827 that Nicéphore Niépce succeeded in creating what many consider the world’s first surviving photograph: View from the Window at Le Gras. A simple rooftop, immortalized with light and patience, over the course of hours.
Photography was born from curiosity, chemistry, and observation. But above all — from the desire to hold onto the ephemeral.
From Stillness, A Voice
In these stills, I explore photography not as a document, but as a kind of visual poetry. Each image is a dialogue between light and emotion.
Like a cinematographer paints in motion, the photographer listens to stillness — and finds rhythm in what doesn’t move.
This gallery is an evolving collection of moments: some abstract, some grounded, all personal. Each quote you find along the way is a guidepost — an echo from artists who shaped how we see.
BE CONNECTED
Every photograph begins with connection. With the subject, the space, or the unseen feeling beneath the surface.
BE CREATIVE
There’s no formula. Light shifts. Time disappears. The creative act is to remain open — to trust instinct over control.
BE INSPIRED
If an image resonates, it’s not because of technical perfection. It’s because it carries a truth. Something felt. Something shared.