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...

snow and rusty wires

snow and rusty wires, originally uploaded by zen.

abstract white

abstract white, originally uploaded by zen.

the sound of forgiveness

the sound of forgiveness, originally uploaded by zen.

sharp shadows

BS1 Robert Winkler 08 sharp shadows, originally uploaded by zen.

Blue Spiral 1 artwork and shadows by Robert Winkler

standing there snow in parking lot

standing there parking lot, originally uploaded by zen.

water levels

water levels, originally uploaded by zen.

<-- boob

boob, originally uploaded by zen.

My own eyes are no more than scouts on a preliminary search, for the camera's eye may entirely change my idea.
- Edward Weston

drippy landscape

drippy landscape, originally uploaded by zen.

gold and blue

gold and blue, originally uploaded by zen.

WNC fair abstract with light

fair abstract, originally uploaded by zen.

WNC fair abstract light 1

fair abstract light 1, originally uploaded by zen.

Chicken Alley standing there

Chicken Alley standing there, originally uploaded by zen.

self portrait with politics

self portrait as obama, originally uploaded by zen.

With thanks to Dustin Spagnola