ON THE WATERFRONT
Maine is long on waterfronts. And they've been photographed
a lot.
But as a contemplative photographer, George Simonson tries
to approach his subjects by dropping preconceived ideas,
habitual thinking, and allegiance (or aversion) to precedent.
"It's like Zen archery," he explains. "Lots
of history and ritual. But then in the actual moment, you
make the shot. Pure and simple. And something happens—or
it doesn't. A contemplative photo, then, is a portrait of
the artist's mind at the instant the shutter clicked."
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. Out back, a working lobster dock. Shown here, a quiet moment at the end of day. '))
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 no discernible compositional center or other balance point. It was wonderful! '))
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