let's play reflection

let's play reflection, originally uploaded by zen.

Taken at Hot Springs, NC

self portrait

self portrait, originally uploaded by zen.

ice and grass

ice and grass, originally uploaded by zen.

blur beach

blur beach 1, originally uploaded by zen.

Does it do more 'harm' than 'good' to give abstract photographs a title saying what it is a photograph of? I fear that reality-titles stops the viewer process of the photo as what it is becoming in the mind and switches to the list of what "it is a photograph of."

Check!

Boop!

the self

the self, originally uploaded by zen.

Here's the thing. I'm now reading Susan Sontag's book of essays "On Photography" and i realize i want to, have to, begin writing my thoughts on the how and why of photography. My upcoming show at Harvest Records has made me re-evaluate and analyze what i'm doing as an artist. So, today's photo starts with a photo of the self.

I have many reflection shots so there's a bunch of photos that include me but - as i see them - aren't necessarily about me.

More thinking... more grokking...