I find inspiration all around me. I find that I mostly focus on strong lines, and thought-out compositions, and this is probably why architecture appeals to me in such a way. If I find or come across a building I like, I take a picture. The design and construction of the buildings are what inspire me. Finding those viewpoints the architect intended on giving the viewer, or even finding some that he didn't. This is what I enjoy. I could spend a whole day photographing a well-designed building. Working all the way from beautiful glamour shots, down to the strangest abstractions of small pieces. I can't not look for photographs.
I also find inspiration in looking at other photographer's pictures, and listening to them speak. In a recent interview one of my instructors, Chris Orwig, did with the famous Rodney Smith, he shared a quote that I loved: "You're always weaving, but you never know when you're weaving gold." I loved this quote. It is so true about photography and art. You always have a drive and a passion to create more and more, and half the time you might just end up weaving something terrible. But when you create something that is gold, you never know. It just comes to you, spontaneously. And this, the drive to create gold, is what inspires me to create. To constantly be shooting and to try my best to weave in gold.
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